Arsenal thrash Manchester City and remain second in the Premier League
Arteta’s side beat Liverpool 5-1 at Emirates to move six points behind leaders
SUMMARY
Arsenal thrashed Manchester City 5-1 at the Emirates in the 24th round of the Premier League. The home team’s goals were scored by Odegaard, Thomas Partey, Lewis-Skelly, Havertz and Nwaneri. Pep Guardiola’s team pulled one back with Haaland. With the result, Arteta’s team remains in second place in the competition, with 50 points – six less than leaders Liverpool. City is in fourth place, with 41.
THE GAME
The first half between Arsenal and Manchester City started off with a bang. The home team had a chance to score with Havertz in less than a minute, but his shot was weak in the keeper’s hands. City then exchanged passes in the defensive half and Akanji ended up losing the ball. Rice passed to Havertz, who was already inside the area and passed to Ödegaard to open the scoring. In the fifth minute, Odegaard passed the ball deep to Gabriel Martinelli. The Brazilian invaded the area and shot at goal, but the player was called offside. City’s only good chance came in the 22nd minute, when Marmoush took a corner, Gvardiol headed it and David Raya saved it. Arsenal also missed an impressive chance when the opposing defense made another mistake. Havertz, alone inside the area, shot wide.
In the second half, Manchester City reduced the score after just nine minutes. Savinho received the ball inside the box, lifted it, and Haaland rose high to head it into the goal. Arsenal responded immediately. Foden made a poor pass and gave the ball to Thomas Partey, who took a chance with a shot that deflected and ended up in the net. In the 16th minute, the home team extended their lead. Lewis-Skelly received the ball, invaded the box and sent it into the goal. In the 30th minute, Arteta’s team scored another goal. Martinelli passed it to Havertz to score. Finally, in injury time, Nwaneri received a pass on the right side of the attack, cut inside, shot towards the goal and hit the corner. A rout over City.
