Manchester City reduced the distance on leaders Arsenal on Sunday and sparked the Premier League title battle with a 3-0 victory over Chelsea in the second half.
Immediately following halftime, Pep Guardiola’s team put on a devastating display at Stamford Bridge, with goals from Nico O’Reilly and Marc Guehi in six minutes.
In order to guarantee that City capitalized on Arsenal’s unexpected 2-1 home loss to Bournemouth on Saturday, Jeremy Doku completed a statement victory.
With one game remaining, second-place City is currently just six points behind Arsenal, setting up a thrilling matchup with the Gunners on April 19 at the Etihad Stadium.
City is playing well right now, having defeated Liverpool in the FA Cup quarterfinals and Arsenal in the League Cup final.
After their last two league games ended in draws with struggling West Ham and Nottingham Forest, their hopes of winning a seventh English championship under Guardiola seemed to be waning.
A chaotic first half against Chelsea raised the possibility that City might squander a fantastic chance to put more pressure on Arsenal.
However, Guardiola’s team-talk at halftime worked, and City can now aim for Mikel Arteta’s faltering team’s crucial visit next weekend.
If City prevails in that crucial match, they will be within three points of Arsenal, who blew significant leads in the 2023 and 2024 championship contests, giving Guardiola’s team the opportunity to win the trophy.
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