How Arsenal demolished Manchester City

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@The Sun Sport

In a stunning display of dominance, Arsenal humbled Manchester City with a resounding 5-1 victory at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. This result marks one of the most significant defeats for Pep Guardiola’s side in recent times.

Martin Odegaard set the tone early, scoring just 103 seconds into the game from a pass by Kai Havertz. Despite a brief equalizer from Erling Haaland in the second half, Arsenal quickly regained control with goals from Thomas Partey, Myles Lewis-Skelly, and another from Havertz. The match concluded with a brilliant late goal from Ethan Nwaneri, making it a memorable afternoon for Arsenal fans.

This victory not only boosts Arsenal’s confidence but also narrows the gap at the top of the Premier League table to just six points behind leaders Liverpool.

Here is a tactical analysis.

Manchester City performance and stats

Manchester City

Manager: Josep Guardiola
Top 3 Scorers
This season

Manchester City is currently 4th in the Premier League with 41 points.

In the last 24 games, it has won 12 times, drew 5 times, and lost 7 times. In its last match, Manchester City lost 5-1 against Arsenal.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 48 goals and conceding 35.​

Manchester City will play the next match in Premier League against Newcastle United on Saturday 15th of February in Manchester.​

Arsenal performance and stats

Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta
Rank 3rd
Win 6
Draw 1
Loss 1
Goals 16-3
Diff 13

Arsenal is currently 2nd in the Premier League with 50 points.

In the last 24 games, it has won 14 times, drew 8 times, and lost twice. In its last match, Arsenal won 5-1 against Manchester City.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 49 goals and conceding 22.​

Arsenal will play the next match in Premier League against Leicester City on Saturday 15th of February in Leicester.​