With loss at Man City, have Arsenal lost their grip on the Premier League?

Arsenal's defeat at the Etihad Stadium and a late-season collapse have handed the title initiative to Manchester City. | Contesto: cronaca

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• With loss at Man City, have Arsenal lost their grip on the Premier League?

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Arsenal's Premier League title ambitions suffered a potentially decisive blow on Wednesday night with a 3-1 defeat to defending champions Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. The loss, coupled with a dramatic late-season stumble, has seen Mikel Arteta's squad surrender a once commanding eight-point lead at the summit of the table, leaving City firmly in control of the championship race with games running out. The match in Manchester was a stark demonstration of the psychological and technical pressure of a title run-in. Arsenal, who had led the league for the majority of the season, started brightly but were ultimately dismantled by City's relentless efficiency. Kevin De Bruyne's early opener set the tone, and while Bukayo Saka equalized from the penalty spot, second-half goals from Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland sealed a comprehensive victory for Pep Guardiola's side. The result completed a league double for City over their rivals this season. This defeat is not an isolated incident but the culmination of a costly three-game winless run for the Gunners. Consecutive draws against Liverpool, West Ham United, and Southampton—matches in which Arsenal held significant leads—saw vital points slip away and allowed City to close the gap. The team's previously formidable defensive solidity and clinical edge in the final third have evaporated at the most critical juncture, raising questions about the squad's experience and depth in navigating the intense pressure of a title challenge. The implications of this shift are profound. Manchester City now sits two points clear at the top of the Premier League with two games in hand. The momentum, which had resided in North London for months, has unequivocally swung back to the blue half of Manchester. City's pedigree in these situations is well-established, having won four of the last five league titles, often through dominant late-season surges. Arsenal, by contrast, are in unfamiliar territory, having not been genuine title contenders at this stage of a season for nearly two decades. For Mikel Arteta, the task now is to rally a visibly deflated squad and prevent a stellar campaign from ending in total collapse. The...

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