The most-anticipated encounter in the English Premier League today saw Arsenal and Manchester City battle at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners intended on bagging an important win over Manchester City in this encounter to close the gap on league leaders Liverpool.
Martin Odegaard gave Arsenal the early lead in the 2nd minute of the game. He capitalized on Manuel Akanji's defensive blunder to score an important opening goal against Manchester City. In their attempt to score the equalizer, Man City forced some top saves from David Raya who kept Arsenal's lead intact. The scoreline remained in Arsenal's favour at halftime.
Manchester City got the equalizer in the 55th minute of the game as Erling Braut Haaland found the back of the net with a brilliant header. Within one minute, Arsenal retook the lead through a deflected strike from Thomas Partey.
Myles Lewis-Skelly dribbled past two Manchester City's defenders to score a wonderful goal in the match, extending Arsenal's lead.
Kai Havertz joined the goalscoring party for Arsenal in the 76th minute. The German Midfielder drove a beautiful effort past Stefan Ortega to hand Arsenal a comfortable 4-1 lead against Man City. Ethan Nwaneri also got on the scoresheet in the late minutes of the game to make the final scoreline 5-1 in a massive win for the Gunners.
In other games;
Manchester United failed to carry on with their winning mentality in the Premier League today when they hosted Crystal Palace at the Old Trafford Stadium. The Red Devils had an underwhelming performance in the game which led to their disappointing 2-0 defeat against Crystal Palace. A second half brace from Jean-Philippe Mateta helped the visitors secure maximum points from this crucial encounter.
Meanwhile, Tottenham finally ended their four-game winless streak in the competition by securing a convincing 2-0 victory over Brentford. Vitaly Janelt's own goal and a late strike from Pape Matar Sarr came in handy for the Spurs as they bagged all three important points.
The Current Premier League Table.
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