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Arsenal's title hopes take massive hit after being destroyed by Man City at the Etihad

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Updated 22:05 26 Apr 2023 GMT+1Published 21:52 26 Apr 2023 GMT+1

Arsenal's title hopes take massive hit after being destroyed by Man City at the Etihad

Arsenal are still two points clear at the Premier League summit, but Manchester City have two games in hand.

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare

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Topics: Manchester City, Arsenal, Premier League

Jack Kenmare
Jack Kenmare

Jack is a Senior Journalist who enjoys a long read. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of Football Manager wonderkids from 2005 to the present day, and has interviewed a handful of FM's finest, including Freddy Adu, Supat Rungratsamee and Mika Aaritalo.

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Manchester City are in pole position to win their fifth Premier League title in six years after they secured a convincing 4-1 win against a lacklustre Arsenal.

From the get go, Mikel Arteta's side, who have been so solid throughout the campaign, were under the cosh.

In fact, with six minutes on the clock, Man of the Match contender Kevin De Bruyne charged towards Arsenal's backline before firing past Aaron Ramsdale with a powerful effort.

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After some great hold-up play from Erling Haaland, the Belgian made no mistake from distance, handing the Citizens a deserved lead early on.

After struggling in large spells throughout that opening 45 minutes, things went from bad to worse for the visitors when City defender John Stones doubled their lead with a fine finish.

Stones' header was initially disallowed for offside but after a lengthy VAR check, the decision was overturned.

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Gunners supporters would have been hoping for a dramatic turn of events in the second period considering their comeback record of late.

But Pep Guardiola's side continued to dominate. With 54 minutes gone, the brilliant De Bruyne bagged his brace, caressing the ball with his trusty right boot to put the tie to bed.

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One fan commented on the scenes, saying: "Haaland and De Bruyne doing their best impressions of each other tonight. Two assists for Haaland, two goals for KDB."

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Another added: "De Bruyne is the best midfielder in Premier League history."

City rarely looked flustered at any stage of Wednesday's clash at the Etihad, although Arsenal managed to claw one back late on through Rob Holding.

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But that man Haaland finished the game off in style to make it 4-1 – his 49th goal of the season.

Thoughts on the title race after that game at the Etihad? Who is your money on?

Let us know in the comments.


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