The 1-4 Defeat To Manchester City Did Not Make Arsenal Give Up

Arsenal surrendered with a landslide score of 1-4 at home to Manchester City. (Photo: Twitter/@Arsenal)

JAKARTA - Arsenal's hopes of winning the English Premier League for the 2022/2023 season are increasingly threatened. The Gunners are now even more cornered after losing to Manchester City, Thursday, April 27 in the morning of Western Indonesian Time (WIB).

Come to City headquarters, Etihad Stadium, Arsenal lost 1-4. The visitors' goal was broken by Kevin de Bruyne (7th and 54th minutes), John Stones (45+1), and Erling Haaland (90+5).

Meanwhile, one goal for Arsenal was scored by Rob Holding in the 86th minute.

This result left Arsenal now only two points away from The Citizens who finished second with 73 points. However, the rival has two more remaining matches.

Following this win, according to Opta, City now have a 92 per cent chance of winning the league. Meanwhile, Arsenal now only have an eight percent chance.

However, Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, will not give up without a fight. He did not want to give up in pursuing his ambition to present the English Premier League trophy for the London club.

"It was a very difficult night, that was clear after we lost. But we have to stand up, look at the bigger picture and the way we compete with this team," Arteta told BT Sport.

"It's been great, to be fair, and we want to compete, we're not going to give up. There's still five games to go, anything can happen and I've seen a lot of things happen in 20 years."

"You have to believe this. We have to reflect and accept that we lost against an extraordinary team," he continued.