Mikel Arteta saluted Arsenal's relentless drive as the Premier League title chasers crushed Burnley 5-0 to keep the pressure on leaders Liverpool.

Just hours after Liverpool won 4-1 at Brentford, Arteta's side ran riot at Turf Moor to make it five successive league wins.

The north Londoners are in second place, two points behind Liverpool as they chase a first Premier League crown since 2004.

Arsenal have been in ruthless mood since returning from a winter training camp in Dubai. They thrashed Crystal Palace 5-0, won 2-1 at Nottingham Forest, beat Liverpool 3-1 and demolished West Ham 6-0 before putting lowly Burnley to the sword.

Martin Odegaard opened the scoring after just four minutes, with Bukayo Saka's brace in Arsenal's final over on goal complemented by strikes from Leandro Trossard and Kai Havertz. Arteta has been pleased with the hunger of his players who have not been able to fully account for their recent dominance.

I was very pleased with the performance and the result and the individual and collective contribution of each player. It was very, very good," he said.

And the fact that the team looked like that made me want more. This was not satisfactory.

They wanted to score more goals but didn’t want to concede. “I’m really happy to be able to gain this stability,” he said.

Asked whether Arsenal's recent dominance over opposition was much more satisfying than their goal record, Arteta responded: "That's right.

We want to dominate the game and play in the opposition half as much as possible. “I think the players’ threat, purpose, activity and connection are flowing and they really want it. “Now we have momentum and we need to keep it going.”

Arteta admitted Lancashire's defeat was the perfect preparation for Arsenal's return to the Champions League in the first leg of their last-16 tie against Porto on Wednesday.

We are now leaving the Premier League and going to Porto in really difficult conditions, so get ready to play well and be yourself again,” he said.

Arsenal striker Saka has scored in four consecutive games for the first time in his career.

Despite being 22 years old, Arteta said Saka is already one of the most mature members of his team. “Yes. You don’t see that (in soccer). Especially strikers and wingers with that level of consistency and numbers.

It’s really strange to look for him at that age, but if you see him every day, it’s not a coincidence.

How he trains, how he expresses himself, what qualities does he have? And he can do more.

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