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'Great Moment' for Erling Haaland as Manchester City Close in on Arsenal

Haaland scored in the 65th minute as City cut Arsenal’s lead to 3 points and kept pressure on the Premier League leaders.

  • On Sunday, Erling Haaland scored a crucial winner, sealing Manchester City's 2-1 victory over Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium in a decisive Premier League clash.
  • Rayan Cherki's 15th-minute goal gave City an early lead, but Kai Havertz equalized less than two minutes later after goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma's hesitation was punished.
  • Haaland restored City's lead after 65 minutes of play, marking his 23rd league goal of the season after great work by Nico O'Reilly, sparing Donnarumma's blushes.
  • Manchester City trimmed Arsenal's Premier League lead to three points with a game in hand, positioning themselves to pursue a seventh league title in nine years.
  • Manager Pep Guardiola declared "we are alive" following the win, while Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta admitted "it is a new league now" after the loss.
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Josep Guardiola and Erling Haaland reach for the championship again: After winning the Premier League's top match against Arsenal, Man City has all the trumps in the English title fight.

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[Sports Chosun Reporter Noh Joo-hwan] Pep Guardiola's Manchester City has thrown the fate of this season's league title into uncertainty by winning their home Premier League match against league leaders Arsenal. On the 20th, in the 2025-2026 Premier League match held at their home stadium in Manchester, Manchester City defeated Arsenal 2-1 with an opening goal from Serki and a winning goal from Haaland, overcoming a goal scored by Havertz. With …

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RTV Slovenija broke the news on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
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