'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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