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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Dan Marsh

Jamie Carragher clear on who's to blame as Arsenal make nightmare start against Man City

Jamie Carragher hit out at Aaron Ramsdale after the Arsenal goalkeeper was beaten at his near post by a long-range strike from Kevin de Bruyne in the opening minutes of Wednesday night's seismic title showdown against Manchester City.

After dropping points in recent weeks, Arsenal knew that a positive result against the defending champions at the Etihad was imperative if they were to stay ahead of Pep Guardiola's side in the race for the Premier League crown.

But the Gunners made the worst possible start when De Bruyne lashed a low drive past Ramsdale in the seventh minute. And Carragher felt that the Arsenal goalkeeper should have done better with the strike.

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