This evening at Etihad stadium, Manchester City dominated Arsenal 4-1 in a crucial Premier League title race showdown.
The convincing defeat of the visitors has reduced Arsenal’s lead in the League table to two points.
Meanwhile, City have two games in hand.
Pep Guardiola had been praised this season for switching up his tactics yet again, moving to a 3-2-4-1 at different times.
However, it seems evident the tactical change to building in a 4-2-4 was completely unexpected by Mikel Arteta today and his team paid dearly for this.
Manchester City clearly gave a stunning display to edge aside Arsenal and take control of the League title race.
Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland were in magnificent form, and they tormented Arsenal into winless in four matches.
The Blues took the lead early on after a fine Haaland lay-off for De Bruyne to advance and find the bottom corne.
Haaland was clearly denied by a first class performance of Aaron Ramsdale all through the encounter, but got his reward with a 94th minute goal.
In all, Arsenal has learnt a new thing as Mikel Arteta finds his old boss still adept in the art of tactical surprises
