Arsenal and Lewis-Skelly keep the title Race alive with a fantastic win over Manchester City | Premier League

There were clearly scores to settle from the previous meeting, a desire for en-upmanship in an increasingly crack rivalry and how Arsenal settled them. The moment of the match was delivered by Myles Lewis -Skelly; The picture of it too.

When the previous talented 18-year-old scored with a curling shot for 3-1, crowning a driving performance, he sank in a meditative yogaosis that had previously been the copyright of Erling Haaland. What way of scoring and celebrating your first senior target.

It was a tomb in the Manchester City striker after the murder with 2-2 draw between the clubs at Etihad Stadium last September, which had shown, among other things, a bust-up between him and his Arsenal marker, Gabriel Magalhães. Haaland was also eager to tell Mikel Arteta to “remain humble” as the deadlines flared after full time.

For a brief moment, it looked like Haaland wanted the last laughter. It was he who got up in the 55th minute to equalize Martin Ødegaard’s early goal. But this was a day when Arsenal bent their muscles as they had too much power and desire. And when City disappeared on the end of the era.

Arteta’s team knew they had to win to stay on Coattails from the Premier League leaders, Liverpool; To keep their title dreams alive but weak they have come to feel. Liverpool has just become inconsistent. Arsenal did it and absorbed the Haaland goal to expose the city to an ordeal.

Thomas Partey’s deflected shoots put them back in front, and after Lewis -kelly’s Tour de Force they were on their way to the route. The pressure was lifted. They enjoyed themselves. Kai Havertz scored for 4-1, and the striker who made changes to a shining first half Miss and the picture-perfect afternoon ended when Arsenal’s 17-year-old wonder child, Ethan Nwaneri, on as a replacement, drifted in to bend home Aa wonderful shot.

Thomas Partey’s goal was crucial to Arsenal’s victory, which came 38 seconds after Erling Haaland’s equalization. Photography: Jacques Feeney/Offside/Getty Images

It was too easy for Arsenal and the latest apartment where it was difficult to recognize city from previous seasons. The concessions were not only marked by errors, but a looseness of their defensive work, a sluggishness, a reluctance to become tight. Pep Guardiola has long been admitted to the title. What price is saving something from the most difficult season of his dynasty in the club? On this proof, they cannot hope to get past Real Madrid in their upcoming Champions League playing game.

Arsenal brought the intensity at first, and they were ahead within two minutes, the concession of a disaster for the city and a horror show for Manuel Akanji.

The mid -half accepted a pass from John Stones and he wanted too much time. When Akanji then took a heavy touch, Leandro Trossard was quick to get a foot in, the ball broke for Declan Rice, whose first time Pass found Havertz. He was on site, the city’s defensive structure in tattoos, stones still deep. Havertz went square for Ødegaard, and the finish was a simple one.

Tensions simmitted. Gabriel Martinelli had the ball in the city of Net minutes later, letting only Stefan Ortega after a Ødegaard pass to offside flag to deny him. At the other end, Gabriel turned to screams in Haaland’s face. Gabriel had talked about a “war” at Etihad Stadium and how Arsenal would wait for the city. Everyone was on edge.

The city stabilized for a while, and there was the moment when they almost equalized, Jesko Gvardiol rose to meet an Omar Marmoush corner and David Raya pushed the ball up and then get back on top of the crossbar, with Haaland Waiting below. Savinho also expanded the Arsenal goalkeeper with the first half that was about to finish.

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The biggest takeaway from the first period was that City played with fire in their determination to build from behind. Arsenal put the traps and it was remarkable to see Ortega fall into one in 26 minutes. Mateo Kovacic certainly did not want the ball with rice so tightly and he was duly expelled outside his area. It was another benefit of Arsenal Tribulation. The ball fell to Havertz and he had time to choose his place against Ortega and the covering stones. He pulled wide.

Ethan Nwaneri scores the fifth goal. Photography: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

City knew Onus was on them. They pressed dangerously loudly. Phil’s foot stroked from the right flank and tried to make something happen. Which he did. Only to then regret the good work almost immediately.

The first foot went up through the lines of Savinho, a nice little passport, and when the Brazilian was standing up the cross, the Haaland had the position in front of William Saliba. He jumped loudly and looked to hang there before tingling the headline over Raya.

City was soon behind again and it wasn’t a moment that the foot will enjoy watching again. His Crossfield Pass went directly to Partey, whose shot from a distance took a heavy deflection from Stones to beat Ortega. Arsenal did not look back then and there was one last insult to the city when it was over. The play-out song inside the stadium? Humble by Kendrick Lamar.