Manchester City are close to winning their ninth EPL title in the club’s history. They defeated Arsenal in the leading competitive match with 6 points and virtually solidified their chances of winning this season.
Manchester City won 4-1 in the 33rd round of the English Premier League held at Etihad Stadium in Manchester City, England on the 27th (Korean time). With ace Kevin De Bruyne’s multi-goal and John Stones-Elling Holland’s goal, Man City won a complete victory over Arsenal, where Rob Holding recovered a goal in the second half.
With this, 2nd place Man City chased Arsenal by 2 points with 23 wins, 4 draws, 4 losses and 73 points in 31 matches. On the contrary, Arsenal, with 75 points from 33 matches, has maintained an uneasy lead with a high possibility of reversal in a situation where they have played two games behind Man City. Considering the remaining schedule and the number of games played by both teams, it is practically as if Manchester City beat Arsenal in the title race.
The 6-point match ended with a one-sided Man City win that reflected the recent opponents of both teams. Man City, who scored a whopping 4 goals, recently recorded 12 consecutive wins against Arsenal and 7 consecutive wins against opponents at home. It is Man City that holds an overwhelming opponent record of 21 points and 4 points during the same period.
At the same time, Manchester City’s 9th EPL championship in the club’s history and at the same time, the top of the Premier League for 3 consecutive years became influential. Only under Pep Guardiola’s managerial system, the sixth championship title is already in front of our eyes. At the same time, Man City is advancing to the semi-finals of the FA Cup final and the European Football Federation Champions League (UCL), so the ‘Treble Challenge’ will continue to lift three trophies until the EPL championship.
The protagonists who led the victory were the ‘ace’ The Brawiner with 2 goals and 1 assist and the solver Holland with 1 goal and 2 assists. Unlike usual, Brawiner and Holland, who changed their roles in the record, took the lead in defeating Arsenal.
Manchester City pushed Arsenal hard as soon as the game started. Man City scored the opening goal in the 7th minute of the first half. De Bruyne, who caught the pass given by Holland near the half-line, split the net with an accurate and powerful right-footed mid-range shot after breaking through the dribble.
On the contrary, Arsenal tried to counterattack by pulling up the line, but after conceding, they gave up the flow completely to Manchester City and struggled. Man City also hit back with strong pressure, and made several good scenes by interfering with Arsenal’s rear build-up.
In the 22nd minute of the first half, Man City failed to score despite Bernardo Silva’s shot. In the 26th minute, De Bruyne scored a sharp shot on Holland’s pass, and one minute later, on the contrary, Brawiner’s pass was finished with a shot by Haaland, but failed to score due to Aaron Ramsdale’s save.
On the other hand, Arsenal did not have any special scoring opportunities except for Gabriel Magalyangs’s header that went off the post in the 24th minute of the first half.
In the 32nd minute of the first half, Man City attempted a volley shot from Haaland, who attempted an angle without an angle, and went straight to Ramsdale again. Arsenal also hit a powerful mid-range shot in the 35th minute by Thomas Partey, but it missed the post. Manchester City, who immediately tried to counterattack, aimed for an additional goal with Haaland’s shot in the 36th minute, but again missed the goal slightly. 안전놀이터
The result of Man City’s wave offensive came out. The Arsenal defense continued to hold out, but eventually broke through. In added time in the first half, De Bruynener’s sharp free kick was finished with a header by Stones. The first decision was offside, but after VAR (video reading), it was recognized as a goal. In the end, Manchester City led 2-0 at the end of the first half.
In the first half, Arsenal showed virtually nothing other than Partey’s mid-range shot and Magalyan’s header.
The second half was similar. In the 7th minute of the second half, Holland’s shot was blocked by Ramsdale’s save. However, in the 9th minute of the second half, after Brawiner cut the ball off, he passed to Holland. De Bruyne, who received a return pass from Holland, finished with a right-footed shot. Score 3-0.
Arsenal belatedly took out Gabriel Martinelli and Granit Xaka and tried to counterattack Leandro Trosar and Jorginho, but it was after the game was in fact split. Rather, Man City directed a more threatening scene with Ilkay Gundoan’s shooting.
As warnings and injured players occurred, the game only became rough externally. Arsenal players showed a rough reaction as they struggled with Manchester City players. No goals were scored despite continued substitutions of players from both teams. Then, in the 41st minute of the second half, Rob Holding scored a comeback goal with the help of Trossar from a corner kick.
But that was it. Haaland, who let his hair loose, scored a goal with the help of Phil Foden in the 5th minute of extra time in the second half, putting a wedge in the game. And in the end, the match ended with Manchester City winning 4-1.