Premier League: Arsenal hammer Man Metropolis 5-1 to remain in title hunt

Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly celebrates scoring their third aim in opposition to Manchester Metropolis within the Premier League on February 2, 2025
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Arsenal delivered an announcement of intent within the Premier League title race with a 5-1 hammering of champions Manchester Metropolis to shut the hole on the prime to 6 factors on Sunday (February 2, 2025).

Captain Martin Odegaard fired Arsenal right into a second-minute lead and Metropolis had been completed off ruthlessly after the break with youngsters Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri each on course for the rampant Gunners.

Erling Haaland’s equaliser, his 250th senior profession aim, had briefly raised Metropolis’s hopes, however they might haven’t any complaints as any lingering hopes of successful a fifth successive title certainly disappeared into the north London evening.

Arsenal at the moment are 14 video games unbeaten within the league and have 50 factors from 24 video games with leaders Liverpool on 56 from 23.

Manchester Metropolis are a distant fourth with 41.

Arsenal have been accused of being over-reliant on set-piece objectives this season however on Sunday they performed with fluency and flare to rack up their largest dwelling win of the league season.

Pep Guardiola, supervisor of Manchester Metropolis, seems to be dejected as he leaves the pitch after defeat to Arsenal in the course of the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Manchester Metropolis FC at Emirates Stadium on February 2, 2025
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Sloppy Metropolis gifted Arsenal the lead when Manuel Akanji was put in hassle by teammate John Stones and was dispossessed earlier than Kai Havertz calmly arrange Odegaard to comb dwelling from shut vary regardless of an tried block by Stones.

With Metropolis at sixes and sevens, Arsenal thought they’d made it 2-0 shortly afterwards when Gabriel Martinelli lifted a shot previous Stefan Ortega however was adjudged to be offside.

Metropolis had been spared additional punishment after they once more misplaced the ball enjoying out from the again and Havertz, with the entire aim to goal at, in some way dragged his shot large.

Haaland touched the ball solely six occasions within the first half however got here alive within the fifty fifth minute to move in Savinho’s cross.

For a second it seemed as if Arsenal’s earlier misses would possibly hang-out them however 38 seconds after the restart Phil Foden gave the ball away and Thomas Partey’s shot deflected off Stones to go away Ortega with no likelihood.

With their tails up, Arsenal seemed to rub Metropolis’s noses within the dust and Lewis-Skelly took a go from Declan Rice and curled a shot past Ortega for his first senior aim.

The social gathering was already in full swing when substitute Nwaneri left Ortega for useless with a chic end.