Guardiola’s Manchester City take control in the Premier League title race after a dominant win over Arteta’s Arsenal.<br /><br />Kevin de Bruyne scored twice as Manchester City beat league leaders Arsenal 4-1 to take control of the Premier League title race.<br /><br />While the defending champions remain second in the standings, Arsenal’s lead was cut to two points after the match on Wednesday evening, with City having two games in hand.<br /><br />A third league title in as many years is now in sight for manager Pep Guardiola, whose team is in contention for a treble of trophies including the Champions League and FA Cup.<br /><br />Arsenal proved no match for City in a game that always looked likely to have a major say in determining who would be crowned champions.<br /><br />Mikel Arteta’s team has led the way for much of the season but never recovered from De Bruyne’s seventh-minute opener at Etihad Stadium.<br /><br />Aaron Ramsdale produced a string of fine saves to keep Arsenal in the game until John Stones headed in a second for City in first-half stoppage time.<br /><br />Any hopes of an unlikely comeback were ended nine minutes into the second half when De Bruyne scored his second of the match.<br /><br />Rob Holding pulled one back for Arsenal in the 86th, but it was too late to change the outcome.<br /><br />Erling Haaland completed the rout to make it 4-1 in stoppage time.<br /><br />Haaland’s goal set a new record of 33 Premier League goals in a 38-game season and took his tally in all competitions for the campaign to 49.
