Manchester City struck a blow Wednesday night by defeating Arsenal (4-1).
Pep Guardiola's men swept those of Mikel Arteta and opened a royal road to the Premier League title.
Arsenal, leader since the first day but more fragile in recent weeks, saw Manchester City come back to him with great strides.
With 7 days to go (5 for the Gunners), the SkyBlues are heading for the crown of England.
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The performance of the Citizen players, Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland mainly, was praised everywhere.
In England, in Spain or in Germany, the opinions are dithyrambic: Arsenal did not make the weight and Pep Guardiola and his are decidedly too strong at the moment.
The English journalist of the
Daily Mail
, David Holt writes about the box of the Citizens: “
decisive match for the title?
No, it was an execution by a Manchester City on fire
” before concluding: “
Arsenal were humbled by a brilliant and breathtaking performance
”.
The writing of
The Athletic
highlights the match full of the Belgian midfielder and the Norwegian striker: "
a magnificent De Bruyne and a diabolical Haaland cut the wings of the leader
".
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The Telegraph
even speaks of an
"annihilation"
.
Jamie Carragher (former Liverpool defender between 1996 and 2013) even argues that “
City plays better football than the Manchester United team which won a historic treble
(Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League)
in 1999
”.
The Sun
goes there with its pun "
It's Haal over
" in reference to the Norwegian striker and the suspense for the title race.
Abroad,
Marca
writes in its edition of the day that "
City crushes Arsenal and sends a warning to Real Madrid"
before their confrontation in the semi-finals of the Champions League (May 9 and 17).
AS
highlights the performances of De Bruyne and Haaland who "
roll over Arsenal and open the way to the hat-trick".
In Germany,
Kicker
is clear and titled: "
When perfection knocks at the door
" about the match full of Pep Guardiola's men.
"
The shock turned into a show of force and De Bruyne propels City to the title"
also writes the German bi-weekly
.
Finally, Bild talks about the "De Bruyne Show" and salutes the work of the former coach of Bayern Munich (2013-2016): "
Pep
(Guardiola)
rushes towards the title
".
