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Kevin De Bruyne's two goals and one each from John Stones and Erling Haaland were enough for City to outshine the Gunners.
Wednesday night was one to forget for Arsenal fans after their team succumbed to a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Manchester City at the Etihad.
The loss stretched the club’s winless run to four games as their Premier League dream was hit by a huge blow on Wednesday. City are now two points behind the Gunners, and the former enjoy two games at hand.
In fact, if the Citizens win their next game against Fulham on Saturday, they will go top before Arsenal next play Chelsea on Tuesday, May 2, at home.
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08:00 - 27.04.2023
PREMIER LEAGUE ‘Arsenal result is not decisive in title race’ - Guardiola
City produced a masterclass to overwhelm the league leaders and win big at the Etihad.
Opta Stats
The post-match stats show just how much Arsenal were outclassed at the Etihad as Pep Guardiola’s side produced a masterclass, showing how serious they are in the league title contest.
The win over the league leaders means City have won seven consecutive league matches for the first time since a 12-match winning run between November 2021 and January 2022.
The Gunners are the first side to go four consecutive league games winless while starting the day on top for each match since Arsenal themselves in March 2008.
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23:46 - 26.04.2023
Mikel Arteta admits Arsenal won’t give up on title race
The Gunners got thumped at the hands of Gaurdiola’s men at the Etihad which has left them in a bad position in the title race.
The Citizens have now won 12 consecutive league matches against Arsenal, winning by an aggregate score of 33-5.
Before this game, the Opta Season Predictor gave City a 79% chance of winning the Premier League title, and Arsenal a 21% chance. Following City's 4-1 win, they now have a 92% chance of winning the league, compared to just 8% now for the Gunners.
Mikel Arteta’s team is the first side to concede two or more goals in four consecutive top-flight matches in which they started the day top for each match since Manchester United in December 1966.
Only Leeds United have conceded more Premier League goals in April than Arsenal (12). They have only conceded more Premier League goals in a single month since December 2018 (14).
At individual levels, Haaland and De Bruyne registered brilliant records as they helped City go past the Gunners.
Haaland scored his 33rd Premier League goal of the season, the most any player has scored in a 38-game season in the Premier League. It was the first time Haaland had assisted De Bruyne for a league goal, assisting twice.
De Bruyne has scored eight league goals against Arsenal, three more than he has against any other side. Four of those have come from outside the box, with De Bruyne's total of 27 goals from outside the box being the most of any player in the Premier League since his City debut in September 2015.
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