Premier League: Manchester City crush Arsenal’s hopes to seize control of title race

Manchester City took control of the game Premier League The Gunners’ 2-1 defeat to Arsenal on Sunday dealt a major blow to the Gunners’ fading title ambitions.Erling Haaland proved to be the difference as the season entered a decisive phase, scoring the winner in the 65th minute after a tense and error-laden game. The result puts Manchester City in pole position to regain the title, while Arsenal’s long wait for the league title – which dates back to 2004 – looks set to continue.Push boundaries with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Arsenal have been on top for months but have struggled at the worst possible times. The visitors briefly saw hope when Kai Havertz capitalized on a rare error from City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to cancel out Rayan Cherki’s opener. But Haaland’s clinical performance restored City’s advantage and sealed the win.In a dramatic finale, Arsenal had a golden chance to salvage a point, but Havertz headed home from close range, sending coach Mikel Arteta to his knees in frustration.The win means City will go top of the table if they beat Burnley with the game in hand, putting them firmly within sight of a seventh league title in nine seasons.Guardiola, however, urged caution. “The momentum changed in a split second,” he said, warning that despite City’s advantage, the game was far from over.Arteta admitted his side missed a huge opportunity. “We were very close but not close enough… We have to accept that we lost a big game,” he said, while insisting Arsenal still believed they could respond in the remaining games.

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Elsewhere, Liverpool strengthened their bid for a Champions League spot with a dramatic 2-1 win over Everton thanks to Virgil van Dijk’s 100th-minute header.Mohamed Salah gave Liverpool the lead before Everton responded through Beto, but Virgil van Dijk’s late heroics secured the crucial three points to put Liverpool seven points ahead of sixth-placed Chelsea.Aston Villa also stayed firmly in the top four, beating Sunderland 4-3, with Tammy Abraham scoring the winner in stoppage time after Ollie Watkins scored twice.On the other hand, Nottingham Forest came from behind to beat Burnley 4-1 as Morgan Gibbs-White scored a hat-trick to put pressure on struggling Tottenham Hotspur and boost their survival hopes.