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De Bruyne and Haaland put Man City in control in title race

26 Apr 2023
Manchester City v Arsenal

Duo star in impressive 4-1 win over Arsenal, leaving Gunners hoping for a slip-up from Pep Guardiola's side

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Manchester City have their fate in their own hands in the title race, while Arsenal must now hope their rivals slip up, after the champions' dominant 4-1 win over the leaders on Wednesday.

Kevin De Bruyne double, along with goals by John Stones and Erling Haaland, took Man City within two points of Arsenal, with two matches in hand and a superior goal difference.

The title race

Position Pos Club Played Pl GD Points Pts
1 Man City MCI 38 +61 89
2 Arsenal ARS 38 +45 84
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Having opened the scoring with a first-half goal in February’s reverse fixture, De Bruyne repeated the feat on seven minutes, collecting a pass from Haaland before driving forward and sweeping the ball low past Aaron Ramsdale.

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That was Haaland's first assist for De Bruyne this season.

The Belgian was denied a second by a superb Ben White block, while Haaland went close on four occasions before Stones made it 2-0 in first-half stoppage time.

Although Stones' header from De Bruyne's free-kick was initially disallowed for offside, it was overturned following a VAR review.

See: What happened in Wednesday's other matches

De Bruyne made it 3-0 on 54 minutes, slotting past Ramsdale from Haaland's pass for his eighth goal against the Gunners in the Premier League, three more than he has managed versus any other side.

Rob Holding pulled a goal back with four minutes remaining, curling beyond Ederson, but Halaand tucked in a fourth for City in stoppage time.

With his 33rd Premier League strike of the season, the Norwegian set a record for goals in a 38-match season, moving ahead of Mohamed Salah's total of 32 from 2017/18.

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City can go top when they visit Fulham on Sunday, while Arsenal are next in action on Tuesday, hosting Chelsea.

Also in this series

Part 1: Why City have gained more than three points on Arsenal
Part 2: Guardiola hails connection between De Bruyne and Haaland
Part 3: Arteta: We're not going to give up
Part 4: Haaland sets record for goals in a 38-match season

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