Man City send Arsenal title statement with Chelsea mauling - 5 talking points
Man City send Arsenal title statement with Chelsea mauling - 5 talking pointsCHELSEA 0-3 MAN CITY: Pep Guardiola's side underlined their title credentials at Stamford Bridge on Sunday as they eased past the Blues and cut the gap at the top of the tableCommentsSportDaniel Orme Sports Writer18:26, 12 Apr 2026Updated 18:26, 12 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesMan City are now just six points behind Arsenal(Image: Getty Images)Manchester City sliced the gap to Arsenal to just six points with a ruthless demolition of Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.Marc Cucurella looked as though he had given Chelsea a dream start but saw his strike chalked off by the linesman's flag. Fellow fullback Nico O'Reilly had better luck as he gave City the lead minutes into the second half.Another City defender was then on the scoresheet moments later, with Marc Guehi firing home. Jeremy Doku got City's third after he picked Moises Caicedo's pocket and slotted home.City's win moves them move to just six points behind the Gunners with a game in hand and a clash against the North London side yet to come. Chelsea in the meantime remain in sixth.Here are all of the talking points from Stamford Bridge:READ MORE: Damning Arsenal stat exposes major problem for Mikel Arteta after Bournemouth defeatREAD MORE: Premier League title race: What happens if Arsenal and Man City finish level on points?FOLLOW OUR MAN CITY FB PAGE! Follow our Manchester City Mirror Football Facebook pageCucurella left frustratedThere were cheers in both West and North London when Spanish fullback Cucurella blasted past Donnarumma to seemingly give Chelsea the lead. But his celebrations were cut very short, having been denied by an offside flag.The fullback had drifted just centimetres offside when he latched onto Joao Pedro's clever pass and fired into the City net.It was a fantastic move but VAR concurred with the decision, to the frustration of both Chelsea and Arsenal.WORLD CUP LEGENDS: The stars who li...المصدر: Mirror Football | Source: Mirror Football
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