Manchester City completely overwhelmed Arsenal, and crushed the opponent thanks to an interesting change of the Spaniard.
In theory, Manchester City started with three familiar names in attack, including Jack Grealish on the left, Bernardo Silva on the right and Erling Haaland. However, the reality is completely different. Because, the Norwegian striker often moves away from the 16m50 round, making the Arsenal defender feel confused.
There was even a bit of a position swap between Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne. Then after all, the blue half of Manchester destroyed the Gunners with only 2 stars in attack. At the opening table, Erling Haaland was present near the center circle. He pressed reasonably, eliminating Rob Holding before a reasonable rotation for Kevin De Bruyne to score.
Haaland has made Arsenal’s defense confused.
It can be seen that in the previous moment, Arsenal actively rose to press the Manchester City defense. However, the home team changed the shot to be more direct with a long swing. At that time, the distance of the North London club’s squad was no longer guaranteed and a vast void was opened for Kevin De Bruyne.
Or in the table to raise the score to 3-0, it was Erling Haaland who made the difference. Once again, he was present in the middle of the field to form a bond with Kevin De Bruyne. After less than three passes, the Manchester City duo sent the ball into the Arsenal box. This is the interesting point that coach Pep Guardiola brings.
From the 4-3-3 system, the Etihad Stadium team turned to 4-2-4 at some points in the match. Coach Mikel Arteta probably did not anticipate Erling Haaland’s willingness to sacrifice a familiar role for teammates to shine. At this point, fans began to realize that Erling Haaland was perfecting his skill set to become perfect.
The former Borussia Dortmund star once said that he was always willing to leave the goal to connect with his teammates. Moving away from the image of a “killer”, Erling Haaland shows how well he can play in the role of wall and participate in ball deployment. That is why Erling Haaland has 2 assists in the last match against Arsenal.
Pep Guardiola again showed superiority compared to the old assistant.
Manchester City “overwhelmed” Arsenal right after the opening whistle of referee Michael Oliver sounded. In the end, coach Pep Guardiola’s army was successful. The 4-1 victory did not simply help The Citizens shorten the gap with Arsenal. Instead, a defeat against a direct competitor will be a blow to the Gunners’ psyche.
Fans understand that coach Mikel Arteta is in the hands of a young team, without much battle experience. More importantly, the spirit of the North London club was inherently shaken somewhat when it had previously experienced a series of 3 consecutive draws in the Premier League.
