Man City 4 Arsenal 1 LIVE RESULT: Gunners title dream in tatters as Pep’s side win vital Premier League clash with ease
ARSENAL lost 4-1 to Manchester City in their big Premier League clash tonight - and their title hopes now look to be in tatters.
Kevin De Bruyne put City ahead with a stunner before John Stones made it 2-0 with a header.
De Bruyne then added a third with a deft finish into the far corner before Rob Holding notched a late consolation.
And Erling Haaland scored his 49th of the season late on.
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- Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Akanji, Stones, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Gundogan (C), Bernardo, Grealish, Haaland
- Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, White. Holding, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Partey, Xhaka, Odeagaard, Saka, Martinelli, Jesus
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That's all from the Etihad!
Man City close the gap on Arsenal to just two points thanks to a deserved 4-1 win.
It was men against boys as Pep Guardiola's side completely dominated an uninspired Arsenal team.
And now the title race is well and truly in their hands once again.
Thank you for reading, and goodnight!
Elsewhere in the Premier League tonight
- Nottingham Forest 3-1 Brighton
- Chelsea 0-2 Brentford
- West Ham 1-2 Liverpool
Kevin De Bruyne reacts
When speaking to BBC Sport, the Man City star said: "I think it’s a big game. It’s always important to win this game.
"A lot of people will say about the title but in our mind we had to perform well and we did. We still have seven games to play so there’s a lot going on.
"We are in the end part of the season so we know every game is must win. If we lost today it would be very hard. We played really well."
"The last years have been changing a lot. The atmosphere is unbelievable. People always say about our crowd but they help to push us forward. If you see 50,000 people jumping with their back to the field it will do something to the opposition.
"I don’t think the teams went over the limit. Sometimes it will be fiery but there was a lot at stake.
"In one way it’s easy for us with the schedule we have. It’s impossible to know what will happen in a couple of weeks. It's tough enough to be 100% in every game – we had Munich away, then London for Sheffield.
"The last five or six weeks it’s every three days. It’s much easier that way than if you just play every weekend."
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Arsenal qualify for Champions League
Despite tonight's defeat, Arsenal have qualified for the Champions League for the first time since 2016.
Their position was secured after Brighton suffered a shock defeat to Nottingham Forest this evening.
Unstoppable
Erling Haaland has been directly involved in 57 goals in 43 matches in all competitions this season, 15 more than any other player in Europe's top five leagues, scoring or assisting every 58 minutes on average. (Opta)
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City dominate Arsenal to take all three points.
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A deserved win for City after a masterclass of a performance.
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As soon as Haaland lets his hair down (literally) he manages to find a break through to write his name on the scoresheet.
The striker picks up the ball in the box following a failed clearance and slots it into the bottom corner!
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Haaland gets his goal!
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Another change for City.
Grealish is replaced by Foden.
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Five minutes have been added on...
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Arsenal are finally off the mark!
Nelson and Trossard have injected some life into the squad since coming on, and it has made a huge difference.
Trossard drives into the box and attempts to play the ball into a dangerous area.
City clear it, but only as far as Holding who unleashes a strike into the top right corner of the goal!
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The Gunners get one back thanks to Holding!
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Nelson injects some life into Arsenal as he breaks through the middle.
He sends the ball wide to Nketiah on the left, who squares it across goal, but nobody is there to get the shot away.
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Arsenal make another two changes.
Saka is replaced by Nelson.
Jesus is replaced by Nketiah.
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Man City make another change.
De Bruyne is replaced by Alvarez.
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Arsenal have a free kick in a threatening position following a Rodri handball just outside the box.
Saka steps up to take it, but his effort flies over the bar.
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A scuffle breaks out on the pitch as Grealish and Partey clash.
The City star appeared to shove the Arsenal midfielder following a challenge, provoking a rash response from Partey.
Both players are booked.
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Arsenal are next to make a change.
Smith Rowe replaces Odegaard.
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Man City make a change.
Mahrez is on to replace Gundogan.
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Arsenal are completely unable to find a way through at the moment.
And they, along with the thousands of fans who have travelled from London, are growing increasingly frustrated...
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The Gunners don't appear to be fully committing to anything they do on the pitch at the moment.
Sloppy passes. Poor movement. A lack of attacking threat.
A very poor display from Arteta's side.
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Arsenal make two changes.
Martinelli is replaced by Trossard.
Xhaka is replaced by Jorginho.
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Arsenal give the ball away cheaply in midfield and City quickly break forward on the attack.
Haaland sends the ball through to De Bruyne, who calmly slots it into the bottom right corner with ease.
The Etihad is rocking!
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Game. Set. Match.
De Bruyne strikes again.
The game has surely been put to bed now!
