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#Man #City #Arsenal #Premier #League #title #race #starts #defiant #Arteta">Man City vs Arsenal — Premier League title race starts now, says defiant Arteta Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta shrugged off a 1-2 defeat by title rival Manchester City on Sunday and said the Premier League starts again with five games left to play.
Victory would have sent Arteta’s side nine points clear as it seeks a first English title since 2004.
Instead, a second-half winner by Erling Haaland means City will dislodge Arsenal at the top for the first time since October if it wins its game in hand at Burnley on Wednesday.
“The Premier League starts again almost. They have a game in hand, we are three points ahead, five games to play so game on,” the Spaniard said after Arsenal’s fourth successive defeat in domestic competitions.
“Obviously, the players were very disappointed not to get a result from the game in the manner that it happened.
“That’s the feeling. They said ‘okay, we lost an opportunity today, but we have the biggest one now in the next five games, so let’s do it.’”
While City has reeled Arsenal in, the remaining fixtures of the two clubs seem to favour Arteta’s side. It has home games against Newcastle United, Fulham and Burnley and away trips to West Ham United and Crystal Palace.
After it goes to Burnley, Pep Guardiola’s City faces European-chasing Everton and Bournemouth away and Brentford, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace at home.
Arsenal also has the ‘distraction’ of a Champions League semifinal against Atletico Madrid, though, and the strain is beginning to show on Arteta’s side.
Having suffered three defeats in its opening 49 matches of this season in all competitions, Arsenal has now lost four of its last six while its last top-flight victory came more than a month ago.
Arsenal remains top with 70 points from 33 games and Arteta believes there will be more twists.
“Let’s see what happens. It’s the Premier League. First of all, to win a game in this league is extremely tough,” he said. “I mean look at the fixtures that we both have. It’s going to be tough for both of us.
“If not we would have already 80 points or 85 points like happened in other seasons, it is not the case. So we will prepare game by game and learn from what happened today and do better. Everything is still to play for.
“We’re not going to stop and we’re going to go again, that’s for sure.”
Published on Apr 20, 2026
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta shrugged off a 1-2 defeat by title rival Manchester City on…
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Manchester City vs Arsenal LIVE score: MCI 1-1 ARS; Cherki, Havertz score
Manchester City vs Arsenal LIVE score: MCI 1-1 ARS; Cherki, Havertz score If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
Manchester City’s boss Pep Guardiola, who is occasionally guilty of switching things up in big games, has instead chosen to field that same 11 that dispatched Chelsea 3-0 last week.
Khusanov and Guehi have formed a solid partnership at the back, while Doku, Cherki and Semenyo look likely to play in a line behind Haaland, who is leading the attack.
New signing Guehi and Donnarumma in goal are the only changes from the side that took on Arsenal in the League Cup final.
Can Guardiola’s men recreate the performance from that day, or will the Gunners get one back?
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If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
Manchester City’s boss Pep Guardiola, who is occasionally guilty of switching things up in big games, has instead chosen to field that same 11 that dispatched Chelsea 3-0 last week.
Khusanov and Guehi have formed a solid partnership at the back, while Doku, Cherki and Semenyo look likely to play in a line behind Haaland, who is leading the attack.
New signing Guehi and Donnarumma in goal are the only changes from the side that took on Arsenal in the League Cup final.
Can Guardiola’s men recreate the performance from that day, or will the Gunners get one back?
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.Manchester City’s boss Pep Guardiola, who is occasionally guilty…
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#happened #time #Arsenal #faced #Manchester #City">What happened last time Arsenal faced Manchester City?
As the Premier League 2025-26 season is approaching its business end, leader Arsenal will travel to Manchester City on Sunday, with both sides looking to make a big statement in the title race.
Arsenal is six points ahead of second-placed City, which has a game in hand, and despite a 2-1 loss at home to Bournemouth last week, manager Mikel Arteta said that his side remains confident.
Meanwhile, Man City manager Pep Guardiola has said that an Arsenal victory on Sunday would end the title race, but that his side would have a lot more work to do even if it beats the Gunners.
What happened the last time Arsenal faced Manchester City?
Arsenal and Manchester City most recently faced off in the League Cup final, where City managed to secure a 2-0 win and lift the trophy.
After a stalemate in the first half, Nico O’Reilly scored a four-minute brace to guide his side to a ninth League Cup title and fifth since Pep Guardiola arrived at the club in 2016.
With the win, Guardiola became the most successful manager in the competition’s history, moving past Jose Mourinho, Alex Ferguson and Brian Clough, who all won it four times.
Published on Apr 19, 2026
As the Premier League 2025-26 season is approaching its business end, leader Arsenal will travel to Manchester City on Sunday, with both sides looking to make a big statement in the title race.
Arsenal is six points ahead of second-placed City, which has a game in hand, and despite a 2-1 loss at home to Bournemouth last week, manager Mikel Arteta said that his side remains confident.
Meanwhile, Man City manager Pep Guardiola has said that an Arsenal victory on Sunday would end the title race, but that his side would have a lot more work to do even if it beats the Gunners.
What happened the last time Arsenal faced Manchester City?
Arsenal and Manchester City most recently faced off in the League Cup final, where City managed to secure a 2-0 win and lift the trophy.
After a stalemate in the first half, Nico O’Reilly scored a four-minute brace to guide his side to a ninth League Cup title and fifth since Pep Guardiola arrived at the club in 2016.
With the win, Guardiola became the most successful manager in the competition’s history, moving past Jose Mourinho, Alex Ferguson and Brian Clough, who all won it four times.
Published on Apr 19, 2026
As the Premier League 2025-26 season is approaching its business end, leader Arsenal will travel…
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#Manchester #City #Arsenal #Master #Apprentice #meet #time #Premier #League">Manchester City vs Arsenal — Master and Apprentice meet again, this time in Premier League
The destiny of the Premier League title is at stake on Sunday as Arsenal aim to halt an alarming slump and hold off the charge of Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.
Mikel Arteta’s Gunners still hold a six-point advantage at the top of the table, but have wobbled across all competitions in recent weeks to put their quest for a first league title in 22 years at risk.
City’s victory when the sides met last month in the League Cup final has sparked a run of just one win in five games for Arsenal.
That also included a FA Cup exit to second-tier Southampton and a crucial home defeat to Bournemouth last weekend to give City fresh hope in the title race.
Arsenal is the only English side still standing in the Champions League but even progressing to the semifinals was underwhelming as it squeezed past Sporting Lisbon 1-0 over two legs.
Jaded by a brutal schedule, the leader has also been hindered by injury.
Bukayo Saka is set to miss the trip to the Etihad Stadium, while captain Martin Odegaard and first choice full-backs Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori are doubts.
Yet, Arteta is attempting to focus his players on the opportunity that awaits rather than the fear of another shot at the title slipping away.
“We see this as a big opportunity for us,” said Guardiola’s former assistant at his pre-match press conference.
“We have earned the right to be in this position and to be challenging, with an opportunity to win, against arguably the best team and best manager this league has ever seen.”
Arsenal has finished second in each of the past three seasons and history could be about to repeat itself.
In both the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons, City reeled in the Gunners after Arsenal began the campaign stronger.
City’s early exit from the Champions League has given them a free week to prepare and Guardiola’s men have been gaining momentum as Arsenal have faltered.
Since lifting the League Cup, City has thrashed Liverpool 4-0 to reach the FA Cup semifinals and Chelsea 3-0.
“If you could buy confidence in a supermarket we would buy it immediately. It is one of the most important aspects,” said Guardiola about his side’s sudden upturn in form.
“The reality is there are seven games left in the Premier League and that is the decisive moment.”
Indeed City is just nine games away from matching its own achievement seven years ago of being the only English side to win the domestic treble.
It is the big favourite to add the FA Cup to the League Cup, with Southampton to come in the last four next weekend.
And it controls its own destiny in the title race.
Victory over Arsenal and Burnley in midweek will take City top of the table for the first time this year.
“We all know the importance of this game. It’s like a final,” said City striker Erling Haaland. “It’s probably the biggest and the best game there will be, so hopefully it can be an amazing game.”
Published on Apr 19, 2026
The destiny of the Premier League title is at stake on Sunday as Arsenal aim to halt an alarming slump and hold off the charge of Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.
Mikel Arteta’s Gunners still hold a six-point advantage at the top of the table, but have wobbled across all competitions in recent weeks to put their quest for a first league title in 22 years at risk.
City’s victory when the sides met last month in the League Cup final has sparked a run of just one win in five games for Arsenal.
That also included a FA Cup exit to second-tier Southampton and a crucial home defeat to Bournemouth last weekend to give City fresh hope in the title race.
Arsenal is the only English side still standing in the Champions League but even progressing to the semifinals was underwhelming as it squeezed past Sporting Lisbon 1-0 over two legs.
Jaded by a brutal schedule, the leader has also been hindered by injury.
Bukayo Saka is set to miss the trip to the Etihad Stadium, while captain Martin Odegaard and first choice full-backs Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori are doubts.
Yet, Arteta is attempting to focus his players on the opportunity that awaits rather than the fear of another shot at the title slipping away.
“We see this as a big opportunity for us,” said Guardiola’s former assistant at his pre-match press conference.
“We have earned the right to be in this position and to be challenging, with an opportunity to win, against arguably the best team and best manager this league has ever seen.”
Arsenal has finished second in each of the past three seasons and history could be about to repeat itself.
In both the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons, City reeled in the Gunners after Arsenal began the campaign stronger.
City’s early exit from the Champions League has given them a free week to prepare and Guardiola’s men have been gaining momentum as Arsenal have faltered.
Since lifting the League Cup, City has thrashed Liverpool 4-0 to reach the FA Cup semifinals and Chelsea 3-0.
“If you could buy confidence in a supermarket we would buy it immediately. It is one of the most important aspects,” said Guardiola about his side’s sudden upturn in form.
“The reality is there are seven games left in the Premier League and that is the decisive moment.”
Indeed City is just nine games away from matching its own achievement seven years ago of being the only English side to win the domestic treble.
It is the big favourite to add the FA Cup to the League Cup, with Southampton to come in the last four next weekend.
And it controls its own destiny in the title race.
Victory over Arsenal and Burnley in midweek will take City top of the table for the first time this year.
“We all know the importance of this game. It’s like a final,” said City striker Erling Haaland. “It’s probably the biggest and the best game there will be, so hopefully it can be an amazing game.”
Published on Apr 19, 2026
The destiny of the Premier League title is at stake on Sunday as Arsenal aim…
