Arsenal Thrashes Manchester City 5-1 - Highlights
Catch the highlights from Sunday’s Premier League action where Arsenal delivered a stunning 5-1 victory against Manchester City. Relive the excitement of this thrilling match and stay updated on the latest football news.
2/2/20252 min read
🔬 The Debrief: Arsenal Destroy Man City, Man Utd Lose Again, Spurs Finally Win!
Sunday’s Premier League action delivered huge results with Arsenal thrashing Manchester City 5-1, Manchester United suffering another defeat, and Tottenham ending their winless run.
📌 What Happened?
🔴 Arsenal 5-1 Man City:
Martin Ødegaard put Arsenal ahead after just 103 seconds ⏳.
Erling Haaland equalized in the 55th minute ⚽.
Arsenal dominated the rest of the game, with goals from Thomas Partey, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Kai Havertz, and Ethan Nwaneri. 💥
⚪ Man United 0-2 Crystal Palace:
Jean-Philippe Mateta scored twice in the second half ⚡.
United lost their seventh home league game of the season 😬.
🔵 Brentford 0-2 Tottenham:
A Vitaly Janelt own goal and a late Pape Sarr strike gave Spurs their first league win of 2024 🎉.
🔥 Player of the Day: Declan Rice
Assisted two second-half goals for Arsenal’s academy stars Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri 🎯.
Covered every blade of grass, playing a key role in midfield and attack 🚀.
👀 If Arsenal are to chase down Liverpool for the Premier League title or win the Champions League, Rice will be crucial.
📊 Stat of the Day: The Apprentice Becomes the Master?
Mikel Arteta's Arsenal outclassed Pep Guardiola’s City, showing a changing power dynamic in English football.
🏆 What This Means
🔺 Arsenal keep their title hopes alive—anything but a win would have been a disaster.
🔻 Man City’s title dreams are over, and now they must fight for a top-four finish.
🔺 Crystal Palace leapfrog Man Utd into 12th place.
🔺 Spurs move 10 points clear of the relegation zone.
🗣 What They Said
🎙️ Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal Captain):
"It was a top game and a top result. The atmosphere was unbelievable. The way we reacted after City’s goal was brilliant!"
🎙️ Mikel Arteta (Arsenal Manager):
"You need big individual performances to beat City—Myles Lewis-Skelly was outstanding today."
🎙️ Pep Guardiola (Man City Manager):
"I regret the last 20 minutes—we lost control. But overall, I think we played well despite the result."
🎙️ Ruben Amorim (Man Utd Manager):
"Hard day for the team and the fans. We controlled the game better but conceded two avoidable goals."
🔜 What’s Next?
👀 Monday Night Football: Chelsea 🆚 West Ham—Graham Potter returns to Stamford Bridge.
🏆 FA Cup action resumes next weekend.
💬 What do you think? Is Arsenal now the favorite for the title? Can United recover? Let me know!