Manchester City took a huge step towards winning the Premier League title on Wednesday night, as they beat Arsenal 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium. Kevin De Bruyne was the star of the show, scoring twice and assisting John Stones for City’s second goal. Rob Holding scored a late consolation for the Gunners, before Erling Haaland added a fourth in injury time.
City were quick out of the traps and could have had a penalty within the opening few minutes after Thomas Partey appeared to foul De Bruyne. However, it mattered not as the home side took the lead after just seven minutes courtesy of De Bruyne’s effort from outside of the box following a swift counter-attack. Stones then headed in unmarked from a free-kick on the stroke of half-time, with VAR awarding the goal after finding that Ben White was playing him onside.
De Bruyne bagged his brace shortly after the break after Martin Odegaard gifted the ball to Haaland who easily put it on a plate for his teammate. Arsenal were unable to get into the game, looking shell-shocked and devoid of any ideas, failing to muster a shot on target until the 57th minute when Holding saw an effort deflected over the bar.
The result means that City are now just two points behind Arsenal having played two games less, with just a handful of games remaining in the season, which makes them the favourites to win a seventh Premier League title and keep them on course to win the treble.