The explosion in the second half with goals from Nico O'Reilly, Marc Guehi and Jeremy Doku helped Man City beat Chelsea 3-0 away from home. With this result, Man City has narrowed the gap with Arsenal to 6 points and played one match less.
With Arsenal losing to Bournemouth 1-2 at home, Man City has a great opportunity to surpass their opponent in the championship race if they win all the remaining matches. In the 33rd round, Man City will host Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium.
After the victory against Chelsea, Guardiola affirmed that Man City will have difficult matches in the race for the championship. However, the match against Arsenal could become a decisive match.
“The match against Arsenal is a final, but don't tell me the match against Brentford on May 9 will be easy. In the Carabao Cup final, we were completely weaker, no one bet we could win. But now things are a little different.
I respect Arsenal very much, what they have done in the past few years. I know the coach, the players, the quality of the team, how they play in all circumstances, that is our biggest task.
They are an excellent team, statistics have proven that. Defeating Arsenal once is already difficult, imagine defeating them twice in a few weeks.
We will prepare carefully this week. We will adjust the playing style based on the experience from the Carabao Cup. What makes the identity of a team is the playing style. If the whole team does not improve in playing style, we will not be able to win. We must strive to play better," coach Guardiola said.
In the Carabao Cup final not long ago, Man City won the championship after defeating Arsenal 2-0. If they defeat Arsenal in the Premier League, Man City will have the right to decide in the championship race.
According to Guardiola, the victory over Arsenal has brought Man City a lot of confidence, because after this match they successively defeated Liverpool 4-0 in the FA Cup quarter-finals and defeated Chelsea 3-0.
The Man City vs Arsenal match will take place at 10:30 PM on April 19.
