Arsenal faced off against Manchester City on their home ground.
It was like Mars colliding with Earth!
The scene in the game was extremely fiery. Arsenal fans first pulled out a banner in the stands to mock Nasri for being a pervert.
In the fierce confrontation between the two teams, Arsenal was able to create better opportunities to shoot at home.
The Gunners, who hit the goalpost three times in a row, made the fans in the stands very anxious.
It was difficult for Manchester City to create a threatening offensive. The recent poor results and sharp conflicts in the locker room made Manchester City seem to have begun to slack.
Arsenal broke the deadlock in the 87th minute. Arteta faced Lescott's defense from 25 yards and shot into the bottom right corner of the net!
In addition to the Arsenal players' celebrations and the Arsenal fans' excitement, the camera froze for a long time on the scene of a young Manchester City fan in the stands in tears.
Manchester City fans left early. Arsenal fans began to dance the Poznan dance to mock Manchester City.
In the 89th minute, Balotelli was sent off with two yellow cards for a tackle on Sagna in the front field. Mancini urged him to quickly come out to avoid delaying the game.
Unfortunately, Manchester City was unable to equalize the score in the end.
Arsenal defeated Manchester City 1: 0 at home!
After a series of draws, Manchester City suffered a defeat!
The defeat at the Emirates Stadium destroyed Manchester City's dream of overturning Manchester United and Liverpool to win back the Premier League trophy. However, it looked like Mancini still did not admit defeat.
At the post-match press conference, when asked by the BBC if the league was over, Manchester City manager Mancini firmly denied it. "No, it's not true. In the world of football, you never say it's over until the last moment. Never say never. I always thought we could succeed this season. We had a wonderful season and we must finish it beautifully. "
At the same time, Mancini also admitted that it would be very difficult for Manchester City to win the title this season, especially after Manchester United easily defeated Queen's Park Rangers, while Manchester City was crushed by Arteta's world-class attack.
"So far, we've scored 15 points more than last season. It's true that it's more difficult for us to win the title now, but we can expect Liverpool and Manchester United to make some mistakes before the Manchester derby and lose some points. After that, we'll see the results. We, Manchester United and Liverpool still have a chance to fight for the remaining 18 league points. For us, after all, we have done impeccable in the first 28 to 29 games of the season, so we should not give up any hope. "
"It's hard to get the players to pull themselves together in the current situation, but we have to play a game in three days, so we have to pull ourselves together. We are a team full of professionalism, made up of the most dedicated players. For us, the most important thing now is to regain the feeling of winning and finish this season well. In any case, in theory, we still have a chance to win the title, so we will work hard to win the game in three days. The spirit of not giving up until the last moment should run through a person's life. Even if we don't win the title in the end, it can only mean that Manchester United played too well, not that we played too badly. "
In the game, Balotelli accumulated two yellow cards and was sent off with a red card in the final stages of the game. As early as the 10th minute of the game, Ba Jin's act of maliciously stepping on Alexander Song, which was ignored by the referee, should have brought him a red card directly. Mancini also expressed his dissatisfaction with Ba Jin's performance today. "I was sitting on the bench and did not see the first tackle, but I saw it now. Mario should have received a red card and been sent off ten minutes into the game, but he was only sent off with a few minutes left in the game. I feel very sorry for him, and I have nothing to say about his actions. "
Balotelli's abominable act of kicking Song had escaped the eyes of referee Atkinson today, but it could not escape the camera. It was likely that he would receive a more severe suspension. Mancini had no choice but to admit defeat to this disciple who would never learn to be obedient. "I'd rather Balotelli be punished by the Football Association. He should be given a severe enough suspension. I have been defending him for the past two years, but he is still like this now. I can't do anything about him anymore. He needs to realize that he is now on the wrong path. If Mario continues to be stubborn, I will have to agree with Mourinho's statement that Mario is' unmanageable. '"
Mancini had obviously reached the end of his patience with Balotelli. He publicly announced that he would abandon Balotelli for the rest of the season and might even sell him this summer. "I've had enough of him! We still have six games left in the league this season, and Balotelli will not get a chance to play in these six games. I will most likely sell Balotelli at the end of the season, but I don't know now. Why are you all looking forward to Mario leaving England? If Mario stays in the English Premier League, you should celebrate his staying. A character like him who can provide one, two, or even three pages of material for the newspaper media every week is rare. "
When Manchester City began to fall behind, Fleet Street kicked Manchester City when they were down, and the public opinion attacks intensified!
The Times published a match report to review Manchester City.
"According to statistics, the purchase price of the Gunners' starting 11 tonight reached 45.55 million pounds, but even the value of Manchester City's bench players was as high as 113.5 million pounds, nearly three times that of Arsenal's main lineup. However, even with such a huge difference in value, Manchester City still suffered a crushing defeat to Arsenal tonight! Manchester City, with a total team value of 312 million pounds, actually delivered a result of "zero shots on target!"
Although they had a lot of players, Manchester City relied too much on David Silva's offense. The Spaniard's state was exactly in line with the team's performance.
Manchester City had only won one game in the last five rounds of the Premier League. From the 27th round of the Premier League on March 5, they led Manchester United by two points, to today's round of 32, they were seven points behind Manchester United. Manchester City was actually chased by nine points in 35 days! At the same time, they were now behind Liverpool by five points!
Another player who could influence Manchester City on his own was Yaya Touré. The Ivorian, nicknamed the new 'Gullit', had left the team for a month and a half to participate in the African Cup. During that time, Manchester City had been eliminated from the FA Cup and EFL Cup. Tonight, after Yaya Toure was injured and left the field in the 15th minute of the game, the midfield led by Nasri had no offense or defense. The central axis of Nasri + Barry was attacked by Rosicky, Benayoun, and the others, making Agüero, the super striker, isolated and helpless, reduced to a mere decoration.
With only six rounds left in the league and seven points behind, if the next three teams, Wigan Athletic, Aston Villa, and Everton, can't make Manchester United lose points, then the home game against Manchester United on April 30 will become Manchester City's battle of dignity. "
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