🤯 Haaland aura, City revive title race! Donnarumma howler, 🧱 Arsenal woes | OneFootball

Manchester City have done it again: after a match with 3 shots off the woodwork and 3 goals, Guardiola’s side have reopened the Premier League title race by beating Arteta’s Arsenal 2-1. The table now shows the Citizens at -3, but with a game in hand and therefore the potential to draw level on points with 5 matches left.

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Everything happened in this clash. First Cherki’s magic; then, 2 minutes later, Donnarumma’s incredible mistake, though he made up for it in the second half by preserving the result and starting the move for Haaland’s decisive goal. The usual fiery duel between the Norwegian and Gabriel also flared up, with the two going head-to-head after the Brazilian had ripped off Haaland’s undershirt. 

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💥 Haaland the killer: hugely important goal. Gabriel rips his shirt

The duel between Gabriel and Haaland reached another level, with the two going head-to-head in a moment loaded with tension built up over the years.

Just when Arsenal were on top, Manchester City took the lead again. Donnarumma, after producing a great save, picked out a throw with his hands that launched City.

The move developed down the left, the ball was played into the box, and Haaland was a killer in the penalty area, beating Gabriel to it and finishing past Raya.

A celebration full of pure aura from Haaland.

A brutal battle with Gabriel, who shortly afterwards tore apart the Norwegian’s undershirt. 

🧨 Donnarumma makes amends: huge save. Eze hits the post

Just before the hour mark, Gigio Donnarumma made amends by preserving the result in decisive fashion. Havertz, one-on-one with the Italian goalkeeper, got his shot away but Donnarumma produced a brilliant save.

Two minutes later, Eze tried his luck from distance and struck the post with an incredible effort.

🥶 Haaland scare: off the post

At the start of the second half came Haaland’s first real moment of the match. The ball stayed alive in the area after a corner and dropped to the Norwegian striker’s feet. His left-footed effort clipped the outside of the post, sending a shiver through Raya and all the Gunners. 

🤯 2 crazy minutes: Cherki golazo, huge Donnarumma blunder

A stellar first half from Cherki, whose goal against the Gunners took him into double figures for goals as well, making him the first player in this Premier League season to reach double digits for both goals and assists.

The match, already lively in itself, exploded in the space of two minutes. Rayan Cherki opened the scoring with a sensational goal: a slaloming run past two Arsenal defenders and a precise right-footed finish past Raya.

Arsenal, though, found an immediate equaliser, and it came from a huge, unforgivable mistake by Donnarumma, who waited too long with the ball at his feet and ended up clearing it straight onto Havertz.

Guardiola in disbelief after the error.

🔥 Incredible start, Cherki hits the post

Manchester City started fast and in the 4th minute came close to taking the lead in a red-hot stadium, which had already been fired up moments earlier by a risky moment from Raya against Haaland.

A deflection in the box fell to Cherki, whose right-footed shot was touched by Gabriel just a few metres from goal and crashed against the post. An immediate scare.

✅ Official lineups

Manchester City (4-2-3-1): Donnarumma; Matheus Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, O’Reilly; Bernardo Silva, Rodri; Semenyo, Cherki, Doku; Haaland.   

Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Raya; Mosquera, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapié; Zubimendi, Rice; Madueke, Eze, Odegaard; Havertz.  

🏆 Trophy at the Etihad

As if the standings were not enough, the English FA decided to bring the Premier League trophy to the Etihad for Manchester City vs Arsenal. 

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