'Arteta is sh*t, Arsenal will end up fourth!' - Fans react after Gunners CRUSHED by Man City

Ronan Murphy
Ronan Murphy
  • 26 Apr 2023 22:28 BST
  • 4 min read
Mikel Arteta, Arsenal, 2021/22
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Arsenal slumped to a 4-1 thrashing to Manchester City in what was considered a huge title decider.

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The Gunners went into the game as underdogs despite being in first place, but the manner in which the Citizens crushed them had fans tearing their out.

Erling Haaland rounded off the thrashing by scoring his record-breaking 49th goal of the season, but the man of the match accolade went to Kevin De Bruyne who opened the scoring and provided the assist to John Stones for the second.

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Arsenal replied via Rob Holding - but then the former Borussia Dortmund striker, who quite literally let his hair down towards the end of the game, buried Mikel Arteta’s side, to fully pile on the pressure.

Following the onslaught, fans took to online to rip on Arsenal for the poor display.

Arteta ahead of the game

Arteta said ahead of the match at the Etihad that he expected his players to give their all: “I’ve not seen any of my players being intimidated by that challenge and if I do I will kill them because I don’t want that at all.

“The level of this match demands absolute perfection in every single ball and we have to deliver that in our performance.

“Going toe-to-toe with City has been great but it’s not enough and now we are in this position we are going to win it.”

Read more about: Premier League, Arsenal, Man City

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