A one-sided game! Manchester City corrected this Wednesday Arsenal (4-1) at the Etihad Stadium, on the occasion of the 33rd day of the Premier League. With this success, the Citizens return to just two points behind the Gunners, leaders but with two more matches already played. There are seven matches left to play for City, compared to five for the Londoners. As much as saying Man. City hit hard and took a serious option on the title in England, the third in a row, the fifth in six years.
Author of two goals and an assist, Kevin De Bruyn was the great architect of Mancunian success. On the first goal, the Belgian international, well served by Haaland, rushes into the Arsenal camp, takes the ball about thirty meters before unleashing a slightly curled strike on the ground, which deceives Aaron Ramsdale, helpless ( 7th). Unstoppable.
On the second goal, he serves perfectly, on a free kick, John Stones, alone at the far post. His cross head perfectly placed in the small net deceives Ramsdale (45th 1). And finally, on the third goal, Haaland fixes the Gunners’ defense before serving his teammate who opens his foot and deceives Ramsdale with a low shot that passes between the legs of Holding (54th). The Belgian’s seventh goal this season. Holding reduced my mark for Arsenal (86th) but the inevitable Erling Haaland came to close the festival (90th 5), scoring his 49th goal of the season!
This Wednesday, Arsenal lost for the third time this season against Pep Guardiola’s men. The two teams had indeed already met twice for two wins for the Citizens. The first, in the FA Cup and at home (1-0), at the end of January, had however been encouraging for Arsenal which had not badly turned. The second, two weeks later at the Emirates and in the league (3-1), allowed City, who then had a game more than the Londoners, to regain the lead on goal difference, one of the only three days this season where Arsenal have not been first. But for the Gunners, the dream of a first title since 2004 was (almost) gone on Wednesday.
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