Arsenal produced a sparkling performance to disassemble Manchester City 5-1 at the Emirates stadium.
The race came out almost immediately in life. Just in the second minute, the city’s Manuel Akanji was caught in possession, allowing Kai Havertz to push and square the ball to Martin Odegaard.
Arsenal’s captain made no mistake by placing a home to give his side an early lead. The Gunners thought they had doubled their advantage minutes later when Gabriel Martinelli put Stefan Ortega, but the target was excluded for offside.
The city settled slowly in the game and their pressure was rendered in the 55th minute. Phil Foden in conjunction with Savinho, whose cross found Erling Haaland. The Norwegian striker, who had remained quiet for much of the first half, increased over William Saliba to head to the 19th league home of the season.
However, Arsenal’s response was immediate. Just 38 seconds after the re -launch, Thomas Party restored the guest’s lead with a diminished strike outside the box that left Ortega.
In the 62nd minute, Declan Rice then gave a perfect pass to Myles Lewis-Skelly. The 18-year-old presented his calmness and ability, cutting into John Stones and running a shot from the seat to make it 3-1-his first Premier League goal.
Full -time.
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– Manchester City (@mancity) 2 February 2025
The defense of the city, with no characteristic porous, was violated again in the 76th minute. Gabriel Martinelli drove an inflated counterattack and set Havertz, who ended Ortega for the ninth championship of the season.
This goal not only sealed the result but also as a confidence enhancer for the German forward.
Gunners haven’t been done yet. In the interruption time, Rice again showed his strength, sending a beautiful cross -field ball to replace Ethan Nwaneri. The 17 -year -old went forward and threw a shot on the side net for Arsenal’s fifth, marking his third championship of the season.
Niki marks Arsenal’s first time to score five against Manchester City in the Premier League since 2003 and highlights the vulnerabilities on the side of Pep Guardiola, who have now given four or more goals in a game for the fourth time this season – A record for a Guardiola- Managed team.
For Mikel Arteta, this result is a proof of the depth of his team and the effectiveness of integrating new talents such as Lewis-Skelly and Nwaneri into the first team.
As the season evolves, the victory will serve as a major impulse of morality in pursuing the Premier League title.
