Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Manchester City-Arsenal

Great way to start Sunday morning was to watch the match between number 2 and number 1 in the Premier League: Manchester City versus Arsenal. At least my cat Whisky seemed excited...

Arsenal have been looking again to take the title after their last one in 2004, but many people are justifiably nervous that it could still slip, and today would be a test against their biggest threat to the title. 

Manchester City also had something to show, hoping to take the title that also eluded them last season. 

The Manchester side also started putting a high pressure on the Londoners, and it was the Frenchman Rayan Cherki who scored an extraordinary goal, almost like a Playstation player, getting in between many defenders in the area. City were still celebrating when Arsenal equalised, and perhaps Gianluigi Donnarumma was as well: in an easy ball, he fumbled in front of an aggressive Kai Havertz, who managed to put a foot to block the goalkeeper's kick, and the ball went into goal.

An undeserved but lucky equaliser, with Donnarumma showing the poor player skills that was apparently the reason he had to leave PSG...

Arsenal held well, and had some chances, but the rest of an intense match it was Manchester City mainly seeking the victory, which came of way of a typical Erling Haaland goal, striking a ball that came towards him by way of coincidences. 

2-1 was all in all well-deserved, and it looks to be a dramatic end to the Premier League: Arsenal remains 3 points ahead of Manchester City on top with 33 matches, but Manchester City has one match less, and goal difference could be what puts the title in either side, but also there the difference is minimal...


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