Online Reporter
LONDON. − Arsenal defeated Manchester City in statement fashion to stamp their authority on the league and cut the gap to leaders Liverpool back to six points.
The Gunners’ rampant second-half performance showed City they will no longer fold to their pressure.
Mikel Arteta’s side lumped in four goals with no response to extend the score line to 5-1.
In the first half, Arsenal had shot out of the blocks, two men pressuring Manuel Akanji to steal the ball, which was slotted across to Martin Odegaard for a tap-in.
They were on top going into half time, and though Erling Haaland snapped back from nowhere with a rising header to level the scores in the 55th minute, honours were even for no more than a minute, when City gave up possession and a deflected Thomas Partey shot found the back of the net.
Myles Lewis-Skelly then went on a mazy run from left-back six minutes later, jinked inside onto his weak foot and bagged his first senior goal, taking the chance as if he were entirely used to bursting up the field and netting against the biggest side in the country − celebrating like it, too.
− MSN
