All Arsenal can do now is win. That’s it. What City do is out of their hands, so they have to just take care of their own business and make Pep Guardiola’s team have to take maximum points until the end of the season.
City obviously did that at Nottingham Forest a couple of hours later, winning 2-0, with Chris Wood doing his best to make sure he can’t ever set foot in Islington again thanks to a couple of atrocious finishes.
But there are still three games remaining for Arsenal and four for City. So there could still be some twists to come yet, as unlikely as that may feel at the moment.
I just wanted to pay tribute to Kai Havertz before I wrap this up, I thought he was absolutely excellent again yesterday. It wasn’t just his goal, or his superb assist for Saka, it was his all round performance playing in that No.9 role. He was so, so good and deserved all the praise that was heaped on him by Mikel Arteta afterwards.
In the first couple of months of the season if you would have said that it would be Havertz who would be the driving force behind Arsenal’s title charge during the run-in, no-one would have believed you.
But that’s what he’s doing. He’s turning up and producing at the crucial moment and he deserves a lot of credit. It will be interesting what sort of impact his performances in this No.9 role has on Arsenal’s transfer plans this summer. His performances are certainly giving Arteta and Edu a decision to make.
Anyway, that’s it from me. Keep your eyes peeled on my YouTube or on the usual podcast platforms for all my shows this week as we start to build-up to the Bournemouth game. There will be an Inside Arsenal extra-time at some point as well as James is back this week, now a happily married man of course.
So until then, enjoy your Monday everyone. North London is red!
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