Premier League: Arsenal crush Man City 5-1 to stay in title hunt | Football News
Arsenal delivered a statement of intent in the Premier League title race with a 5-1 hammering of champions Manchester City to close the gap at the top to six points on Sunday.
Captain Martin Odegaard gave Arsenal the lead in the second minute after woeful City defending and although Erling Haaland equalised after the break the hosts ran out comfortable winners to extend their unbeaten league sequence to 14.
City were level for less than a minute as Thomas Partey’s deflected effort restored Arsenal’s lead before teenager Myles Lewis-Skelly netted his first goal for the club.
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Kai Havertz made sure there was no way back for Pep Guardiola’s side with a sweet finish from a counter-attack and substitute Ethan Nwaneri put the icing on the cake with a stunning curler with the last kick of the game.
Arsenal moved to 50 points from 24 games with Liverpool on 56 having played a game less. City stay a dant fourth with 41 points from 24 games.
Man United lose at home again as Mateta double earns Palace win
Manchester United’s woeful home form this season continued as they slumped to a 2-0 defeat Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Sunday.
Despite United chasing a fourth successive win in all competitions, Palace were much the better side in the first half at Old Trafford, passing up several chances to capitalise on their superiority.Story continues below this ad
The visitors did make one count after 64 minutes, Jean-Philippe Mateta reacting first after the ball had come off the crossbar to give his side a deserved lead.
United upped the ante in search of an equaliser but lacked ideas, with Mateta condemning the hosts to a seventh home league loss this term with a late second, helping Palace climb above 13th-placed United into 12th in the standings.
