Arsenal's hopes of winning the Premier League title were given a huge blow on Wednesday night as they fell to defeat at the hands of Manchester City. A rampant performance at the Etihad Stadium meant the home side ran out 4-1 winners, putting the title race firmly into their hands.
A Kevin De Bruyne brace was followed by John Stones and Erling Haaland goals, meaning that Rob Holding's late strike was nothing more than a consolation. It means the Gunners hold a two point lead over their rivals at the top, but having played two games more at this stage.
"I think it’s clear the better team won the game," Mikel Arteta said after the clash. "They were probably at their best, especially in the first half and we weren’t at our level. The gap then becomes too big. In the first 30 minutes in terms of the basics you have to do against an exceptional team in terms of competing, in terms of winning duels, in terms of understanding what the game required we didn’t do it. We got punished and we could have been punished even more."
