Overview
- Manchester City, which beat Arsenal 2-1 on Sunday at the Etihad, closed the gap to three points and kept the Premier League title race open.
- Rayan Cherki put City ahead and Erling Haaland hit the winner, while Kai Havertz scored Arsenal’s goal.
- City has a game in hand at Burnley on Wednesday and can pull level on points, with six matches left for City and five for Arsenal.
- Arsenal missed Bukayo Saka because of an Achilles tendon issue, and Mikel Arteta said he has started some training but is not yet back with the group.
- If the teams finish level on points, goal difference decides and currently favors Arsenal by one, which makes every goal in the run-in matter.