Pep Guardiola admitted that Manchester City’s fragility was exposed by Arsenal as they were blown away in the final half-hour to leave their Premier League title defence in tatters.
Erling Haaland equalised Martin Ødegaard’s opener after the break but Arsenal hit back with four unanswered goals as Mikel Arteta’s side recorded their biggest win against City since a 5-1 victory at Maine Road in February 2003. Arsenal now find themselves six points behind the leaders, Liverpool, who play their game in hand against Everton on 12 February, with City a further nine points behind in fourth spot.
