Through Reuters: Manchester Town struck a hammer blow within the Premier League identify race as they outclassed leaders Arsenal 4-1 with an electrifying show in a seismic conflict of the highest two on the Etihad on Wednesday.
Pep Guardiola’s relentless facet ran revolt as they made it 12 successive league wins in opposition to Arsenal with a masterful Kevin De Bruyne scoring two times and Erling Haaland additionally on course as Town seized regulate in their future.
De Bruyne fired Town forward within the 7th minute and Town bombarded Arsenal’s objective sooner than John Stones deservedly doubled their lead with a header in first part stoppage time.
Arsenal, who started the conflict 5 issues transparent however having drawn 3 successive video games, appeared powerless to prevent their hosts and when De Bruyne struck once more early in the second one part it turned into a damage-limitation operation for the leaders.
Rob Keeping grabbed an 86th-minute comfort nevertheless it used to be too little too past due for Mikel Arteta’s facet and Town now glance company favourites to assert a 5th identify in six seasons.
Haaland in any case were given at the scoresheet in stoppage time to take his tally for the season to 49.
Town’s 7th successive league win left them with 73 issues to Arsenal’s 75, however crucially they have got performed two fewer video games than the Londoners whose hopes of a primary identify since 2004 now glance forlorn after 4 video games with out a win.
Guardiola’s Town, who’ve trailed Arsenal for nearly all the season, will pass most sensible in the event that they beat Fulham on the weekend.
