Kevin De Bruyne buried Arsenal’s dreams of the league title.
Kevin De Bruyne (left) decided the league title fight for Manchester City. PDO
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola had chosen a defensive winning tactic for the Premier League top fight.
At the weekend, he scored a hat trick in the semi-finals of the Cup Riyad Mahrez couldn’t fit in the field at all. The Catalan coach filled the wing with more discipline With Bernardo Silva.
However, the confusion of the City fans immediately turned into an acceptable nod. The home team started their offensive avalanche right from the kick-off.
Kevin De Bruyne the referee didn’t stay to mourn the possible penalty by Michael Oliver with a vision, turned into Arsenal’s vaper. A couple of minutes later, the Belgian sent City’s train on the championship track with a superb shot into the bottom corner.
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The situation started with the defender by Kyle Walker from a hasty demolition ball. But because the team was full of top individuals, it quickly turned into a controlled counterattack.
Erling Haaland expertly killed the game tool and kept the Arsenal topper by Rob Holding back. The Norwegian giant passed the ball to De Bruyne, who accelerated to full speed, who started his own slalom and ended it with a great finish from 18 meters.
The exchanges were delayed
The opening goal did not curb City’s attacking spirit in any way. The direction of the opening period was exclusively the Arsenal coach Aaron Ramsdale for.
The goalkeeper could perhaps have saved the 1-0 goal with better positioning, but to counterbalance that, he made a couple of top saves, and kept the Gunners in the game.
He wasn’t capable of miracles either. John Stones was allowed to head De Bruyne’s free kick into the net just before the break. The VAR videos revealed By Ben White to the right side of the offside line of the kicker who determined the leg.
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John Stones’ 2-0 goal already broke Arsenal’s backbone. PDO
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta waited too long for his change. The Basque Country had no other choice after De Bruyne increased the home team’s lead to 3-0 in the 54th minute. The Belgian talent floated the ball between the defender’s legs and into the net.
Arteta sensed that temperamental Granit Xhaka would survive the match without a red card, so the Swiss was replaced at the hour mark With Jorginho. Completely blacked out on the offensive end Gabriel Martinelli replaced at the same time With Leandro Trossardi.
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The substitutions helped a little, but the biggest blow for the Gunners came from the home team, who took their foot off the gas.
This match was advertised as a Premier League title fight. The truth is that Arsenal’s results had already taken a fatal dip before Wednesday, and the team didn’t seem to really believe in their chances at the Etihad themselves.
Holding scored Arsenal’s goal in the 86th minute, but Haaland made the final score 4–1.
Arsenal have now lost no fewer than 12 league matches in a row against Manchester City. When that streak, which started in November 2017, is condensed into goal difference, it is recorded as 33–5 in favor of City.
Against that background, Arsenal coped at the Etihad in a completely normal way. Manchester City’s championship is no longer threatened by anyone.