Arsenal’s crushing of Manchester City at Emirates Stadium brought them within six points of Premier League leaders Liverpool.
The Gunners responded by decisively defeating the waning champions, knowing that only a win would be enough as Liverpool had taken a decisive lead at the top of the table following their victory at Bournemouth.
Even though Arsenal has played one more game than Liverpool, they are still within striking distance of Arne Slot’s pacesetters thanks to this outstanding win.
City gave their opponents an early lead, just as they had done against Chelsea eight days earlier, when defender Manuel Akanji lost possession inside two minutes. Martin Odegaard, the captain of Arsenal, then headed in a pass from Kai Havertz.
Erling Haaland equalized after 55 minutes, leaving Arsenal to question whether they would regret Havertz’s terrible first-half miss. However, two minutes later, Thomas Partey’s shot was deflected wide of goalkeeper Stefan Ortega off John Stones, giving them the lead again.
After 62 minutes, 18-year-old Myles Lewis-Skelly scored Arsenal’s first goal, with Ortega providing a hand to his strong shot but failing to stop it, securing the points.
With 14 minutes remaining, Havertz made up for his earlier miss by guiding a precise left-foot finish into the far corner past Ortega as City collapsed once more in this turbulent season.
Arsenal’s chances were further enhanced when Declan Rice brilliantly picked out 17-year-old Ethan Nwaneri, who then bent a fantastic shot into the far corner.
