Arsenal take on Manchester City on Wednesday in what is being billed as a potential title decider for the Gunners. Win and the gap could extend to as much as nine points should Mikel Arteta’s side also win their game in hand at home against Everton at the start of March barring any other slip-ups.
Should Arsenal lose, however and suddenly, although having a spare game in hand, Man City will take the lead for the first time this year and for some time at the top of the Premier League table. Last year the Gunners came very close to getting a massive result in this same fixture.
However, after a number of high-profile errors including a cheap penalty and a red card, a late winner from Rodri left Arsenal licking their wounds and thinking what could have been. football.london takes a look at the four key lessons Arsenal must learn from that regretful encounter.