Man City’s press, Arsenal’s lack of control and what we learned from title showdown
Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The result puts the title in City’s hands and is a devastating blow to Arsenal’s hopes of winning the Premier League for the first time in 19 years. Here are five things we learned from the potential title decider Arsenal fail to get their biggest game of the season under control City were exceptional, but Arsenal needed to offer more resistance than they managed here after De Bruyne’s early opener. open image in gallery Kevin De Bruyne scored twice for City So much of it comes from Guardiola’s system, which allows De Bruyne to almost take up a free role in the team. With Bernardo Silva - City’s pressing monster - and De Bruyne on the right, Guardiola’s side guided Arsenal to play towards Rob Holding and Ben White, with Jack Grealish and Haaland also curving their pressing runs as if to funnel the ball to the weaker side of Arteta’s team.
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