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Man City v Arsenal Review – The dream is over as Gunners steamrollered by City’s juggernaut

By: Kehinde Nathaniel on April 27, 2023 / comment : 0

Well we all knew it was going to be a tall order to go to the home of the Champions and to expect a miracle, considering that the Gunners haven’t beaten Pep Guardiola’s side home or away in the League since the Spaniard took over the helm at the Etihad.

And it didn’t take long for any optimism that Arsenal fans may have had when we went behind after just 7 minutes.

It looks like Guardiola made jut one little tweak to his tactics by swapping De Bruyne to a more forward role and leaving Haaland to be the provider. And they combined brilliantly from a superfast break with just a little touch from Haaland to De Bruyne, who curled a killer shot into Ramsdale bottom corner to give the Cityzens the lead.

The hoped for comeback from Arsenal failed to arrive and De bruyne came very close to doubling the lead after 20 mins, and the attacks kept coming thick and extremely fast from City and we were very lucky to hit the 45 minute mark still only 1-0 down. But in the 2 minutes added time, John Stones popped up at the back of the Arsenal box to head home brilliantly from a free kick. It looked like an easy offside decision but VAR struck and they proved that he was onside by a toe. The goal stood and the dejected Arsenal team traipsed back to the dressing room with a mountain to climb in the second half, especially as the gunners hadn’t even managed one shot on target in the first 45 minutes.

Not that we expected any change and sure enough within 10 minutes De Bruyne had yet again found a waypast Ramsdale, and our despair was complete.

The frustration started to creep in and of course Granit Xhaka was the first one to turn into a hothead and when he was obviously threatening to Grealish on the hour mark, Arteta immediately swapped him for Jorginho, and the tired looking Martinelli was replaced by Trossard.

It was great to see Smith-Rowe come on for the last 20 mins, and I’m glad we managed to get a consolation goal 3 mins from time, the first time we’ve scored against them in 3 meetings this season, and even more surprising that Rob Holding scored it.

Haaland inevitably had to score to make it 4-1, but to be honest we never stood a chance against Guardiola’s juggernaut, and all we can do is hope that Arteta and Edu can have another brilliant transfer summer and keep trying to close the gap ahead of going again next season.

‘You misssed it all’ – IAN WRIGHT highlights missed opportunity for Gabriel Jesus against Man City

By: Kehinde Nathaniel on April 26, 2023 / comment : 0

Ian Wright believes Gabriel Jesus and Arsenal missed their ‘only chance’ of getting at Manchester City early on in their Premier League title showdown.

City allowed the visitors very few openings but former Arsenal striker Wright highlighted one moment in the first-half with the game scoreless where his old side could have potentially changed the game.

City eased to a 4-1 over the Gunners on Wednesday evening with Kevin de Bruyne breaking the deadlock after just seven minutes.

John Stones doubled the lead just before half-time before de Bruyne struck again on 54 minutes, set up by Erling Haaland for the second time that evening. Haaland got in on the act late on, scoring his 49th goal of the season deep into injury time.

Arsenal pulled one back through Rob Holding late on but failed to truly trouble City on a night where their Premier League title challenge shuddered to a halt.

‘You look where Jesus is [out on the left] and this is the only way Arsenal are going to get any sort of half chance. They did finally break through at one stage and then you look at that [no Arsenal players in the City box].

‘That is where you want your striker because you are not going to get too many opportunities where are you going to be able to break into City and do that. That was five minutes in, you have to take it to put them on the back foot.’

Arsenal’s lead at the top of the table is now just two points with City having two games in hand, leaving the title race in their hands.

With Arsenal building down the right, Jesus was pictured out on the left flank rather than making himself available inside the box.

‘What is was, it was the only way you were going to get something off them [City],’ Wright told Match of the Day.

The Gunners also face a tough test away to Newcastle United next weekend with focus now shifting to that game.

‘I don’t know what is going to be required,’ Arteta said of the title race in his post-match press conference.

‘For sure we have to first lift the players up, because they suffered tonight and it was a difficult one to swallow. We’ll lift them up tomorrow and do everything we’ve done so far so well in the next match to earn the right to win [the next game]. That’s where we have to start right now.’


"I WILL MURDER THEM!" Before the matchup with Man City, Mikel Arteta issues a threat to Guardiola

By: Kehinde Nathaniel on April 26, 2023 / comment : 0



Mikel Arteta has vowed to ‘kill’ any Arsenal player who is unable to cope with the pressure in tonight’s Premier League summit meeting between Arsenal and Manchester City.


The long-time leaders have surrendered the initiative in the title race on the back of three successive draws against Liverpool, West Ham and Southampton.


Arteta’s young side appear to have wilted at a critical juncture in a season which has promised so much until this point, but a positive result at the Etihad would go a long way to restoring belief that a first Premier League crown in 19 years is theirs for the taking.


The concession of two goals leads allied to the chaotic nature of a demoralising draw against the team propping up the rest of the division has led to accusations of Arsenal bottling the title, but Arteta insists he sees no signs of his side being inhibited.


‘No,’ said Arteta when asked if his squad was feeling the pressure. ‘And if they do, I will just say: ‘I will kill them.’ And I don’t want that at all.’


‘Obviously the belief is there,’ he added. ‘When I look at how they trained, how they reacted after that, the mood in the dressing room, how they’ve been defending each other in every moment.


‘We really want it and we’re going to show that again tomorrow night. Then you have to deliver in the right moment, the right performance and it has to be perfection because that’s what this last level demands – absolute perfection in every single ball.’


City, by contrast, have hit form at the perfect time in the season and can extend their winning run to eight games with a victory this evening.


Despite their flawless recent record, Pep Guardiola admits he still feels nervous ahead of his side’s biggest game of the campaign.


He said: ‘Being nervous is part of our lives, being anxious is part of our lives, being scared is part of our lives.


‘We don’t have to be perfect. When we educate our kids, they (think they) have to be perfect for Instagram and TikToks, and this kind of thing, they have to be a genius.


‘But I would say the uncertainty, things that happen before a game, happen. When I feel that feeling I know it’s normal. The problem would be if I didn’t have that feeling.


‘At the same time, after the game, whatever happens, good or bad or whatever, you say it’s just part of the game and we look to the next one. I like to live this kind of adrenaline.’

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