Arsenal humble Manchester City with five-star rout of Pep Guardiola’s side
Arsenal kept their Premier League title dream alive with an emphatic 5-1 victory against Manchester City at the Emirates.
Martin Odegaard fired Arsenal ahead after 104 seconds before Erling Haaland hauled City level in the 55th minute.
However, Thomas Partey restored Arsenal’s lead just a minute later, with teenager Myles Lewis-Skelly adding a third after he landed his first goal for Arsenal.
The 18-year-old then appeared to mock Haaland – who had urged Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta to “stay humble” following the fiery 2-2 draw at the Etihad earlier this season – by imitating the City forward’s yoga-style celebration.
Kai Havertz delivered his side’s fourth หากคุณสนใจเล่นพนันออนไลน์ที่ดีที่สุด สามารถสมัครสมาชิก UFABET ได้ที่นี่ พร้อมรับโปรโมชั่นพิเศษสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ with 14 minutes left before substitute Ethan Nwaneri completed a brilliant afternoon for Arsenal with a gorgeous strike in stoppage time.
The statement victory takes Arteta’s side back up to second, six points behind leaders Liverpool, with a shell-shocked City remaining in fourth, 15 points off the pace.
The pressure was on Arsenal after Liverpool’s win at Bournemouth on Saturday, and they enjoyed a fine start with Odegaard opening the scoring inside two minutes after a gift from City.
Manuel Akanji was caught dithering on the ball by Leandro Trossard and when the ball fell to Havertz he played in Odegaard who had the composure to coolly fire home.
Haaland threw a ball at Gabriel in a chaotic ending at the reverse fixture, and the defender returned the favour by screaming in the City forward’s face before joining his team-mates to celebrate Arsenal’s opener.