Arsenal’s 4-1 defeat to Manchester City will be a painful one for the Gunners to cope with having led the way this season for so long. The draws against West Ham and Southampton left the Gunners without momentum for the second time going into the title clash.
Rewind to the last time Arsenal lost a league game, the 3-1 defeat to Man City at the Emirates Stadium, and again the Gunners had dropped points in the previous two fixtures. However, there was a clear sense of superiority City had this time around that wasn’t necessarily present in north London.
It would be fair to say that the same can be said of last season. A 5-0 defeat at the Etihad Stadium at the start of the campaign was contrasted by the gutting 2-1 loss in north London in a game Arsenal truly deserved more out of and took the lead through Bukayo Saka.
