Manchester City are humiliated, demolished, and torn to pieces! The process didn’t start on Sunday night, for sure, but Arsenal put a definite end to City’s hopes of resurrection with a brutal 5-1 win at the Emirates.Once-mighty Manchester City were humbled by Mikel Arteta’s team, putting five past Ortega to show the reigning champions are no longer fighting for the crown.Manchester City have conceded 5 goals in an away Premier League match for the first time since they lost 8-1 to Middlesbrough in May 2008. (@WhoScored) pic.twitter.com/b8vUXdHljW— Arsenal Harmony ⚡ (@ArsenalHarmoni) February 2, 2025 Interestingly, it didn’t look horrible for the Cityzens after the first half, despite Martin Odegaard’s early opener, which was an actual gift of City’s defensive line. Stones put Akanji in a difficult position, and he lost in the danger zone, which allowed Havertz to put it on the plate for Odegaard, who slotted it into the empty net.That disastrous start – the second in a row for Manchester City (remember the Chelsea tie and Khusanov’s howler), which is the first time it happened to them since 2003 – didn’t seem to crush them. On the contrary, ten minutes into the second half, Haaland finally showed up, appeared out of the blue and levelled the score, 1-1.If someone told you at that moment that the game would end in a humiliating way for the visitors, you would probably reject the idea with laughter. Alas, the Gunners had other plans…🚨🏴 GOAL | Arsenal 3-1 Manchester City | Lewis-SkellyLEWIS-SKELLY MAKES IT THREE FOR ARSENAL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!pic.twitter.com/zLkLNIKTMT— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) February 2, 2025 And struck back almost instantly as Partey restored the lead in the very next minute. The game was wrapped up just a few minutes later, as young Lewis-Skelly – who would have missed this tie if that red card against Wolves wasn’t voided – netted his first-ever Premier League goal.Ethan Nwaneri 🤝 Myles Lewis-SkellyArsenal’s academy kids shining against Manchester City ✨ pic.twitter.com/kHcWtPfOEn— B/R Football (@brfootball) February 2, 2025 That was the moment that dejected Pep Guardiola returned to the dugout and the Cityzens’ boat went straight to the bottom of the ocean.Havertz and Nwaneri added two more before the final whistle to seal this spectacular win, which reassures Arsenal are capable of staying in the title race, while City should prepare to give the crown to some successor. To someone other. They’re time’s up.ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 24Saturday Nott.Forest – Brighton 7-0 (3-0)/Dunk 12 og, Gibbs-White 25, Wood 32, 64, 69 pen, Williams 89, Silva 90+1/Bournemouth – Liverpool 0-2 (0-1)/Salah 30 pen. 75/Everton – Leicester 4-0 (3-0)/Doucoure 1, Beto 6, 45+2, Ndiaye 90/Ipswich – Southampton 1-2 (1-1)/Delap 31 – Aribo 21, Onuachu 87/Newcastle – Fulham 1-2 (1-0)/Murphy 37 – Jimenez 61, Muniz 82/Wolverhampton – Aston Villa 2-0 (1-0)/Bellegarde 12, Cunha 90+7/Sunday Brentford – Tottenham 0-2 (0-1)/Janelt 29 og, Sarr 87/Man Utd – Crystal Palace 0-2 (0-0)/Mateta 64, 89/Arsenal – Manchester City 5-1 (1-0)/Odegaard 2, Partey 56, Lewis-Skelly 62, Havertz 76, Nwaneri 90+3 – Halaand 55/Monday 23.00: (1.40) Chelsea (4.80) West Ham (7.75)***odds are subject to change***
