The Gunners now just need to win their final three games to end a 22-year wait to become the champions of England.
City remain five points adrift of Mikel Arteta’s team, with a game in hand, and will struggle to recover from the manner of their implosion at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Pep Guardiola’s side appeared to be cruising to victory when Doku opened the scoring at the end of a dominant first half.
However, an error-strewn second period was punished as Thierno Barry scored twice for the Toffees, either side of Jake O’Brien’s header.
Erling Haaland and then a sensational effort from Doku in the 97th minute did however rescue a point which could ultimately keep City in the race.
“It’s better than losing, It shows what type of team they are,” said Guardiola on City’s fightback.
“It’s not in our hands. Before it was, now it’s not. We have games left. We will see what happens.”
Arsenal visit relegation-threatened West Ham on Sunday before hosting Burnley and visiting Crystal Palace on the final day of the campaign. (AFP)
