Seven stats showing just how awful Arsenal were against Manchester City

Wednesday night was one to forget for Arsenal fans after their team succumbed to a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Manchester City at the Etihad.

The loss stretched the club’s winless run to four games as their Premier League dream was hit by a huge blow on Wednesday. City are now two points behind the Gunners, and the former enjoy two games at hand.

In fact, if the Citizens win their next game against Fulham on Saturday, they will go top before Arsenal next play Chelsea on Tuesday, May 2, at home.

Opta Stats

The post-match stats show just how much Arsenal were outclassed at the Etihad as Pep Guardiola’s side produced a masterclass, showing how serious they are in the league title contest.

The win over the league leaders means City have won seven consecutive league matches for the first time since a 12-match winning run between November 2021 and January 2022.

The Gunners are the first side to go four consecutive league games winless while starting the day on top for each match since Arsenal themselves in March 2008.

The Citizens have now won 12 consecutive league matches against Arsenal, winning by an aggregate score of 33-5.

Before this game, the Opta Season Predictor gave City a 79% chance of winning the Premier League title, and Arsenal a 21% chance. Following City's 4-1 win, they now have a 92% chance of winning the league, compared to just 8% now for the Gunners.

Mikel Arteta’s team is the first side to concede two or more goals in four consecutive top-flight matches in which they started the day top for each match since Manchester United in December 1966.

Only Leeds United have conceded more Premier League goals in April than Arsenal (12). They have only conceded more Premier League goals in a single month since December 2018 (14).

At individual levels, Haaland and De Bruyne registered brilliant records as they helped City go past the Gunners.

Haaland scored his 33rd Premier League goal of the season, the most any player has scored in a 38-game season in the Premier League. It was the first time Haaland had assisted De Bruyne for a league goal, assisting twice.

De Bruyne has scored eight league goals against Arsenal, three more than he has against any other side. Four of those have come from outside the box, with De Bruyne's total of 27 goals from outside the box being the most of any player in the Premier League since his City debut in September 2015.