The comeback lads led Arsenal to a comprehensive win over their affluent opponents Manchester City by 2 goals to nil in a highly entertaining bout. Coming into the game without star players Van Persie and Nasri, Arsenal depended heavily on captain fabulous and the Togo luminary to do the trick and they lived up to their expectations in front of a capacity crowd at the Emirates.
The first half was pulsating and made for an exciting watch as both sides created chances though it was Emmanuel Adebayor who was the only one who managed to convert. It took a Fabregas free kick which was headed cleverly by Ade to open the account in the 8th minute. Hughes wouldn't be pleased with the marking there. What one saw after that was free-flowing football from both the sides and it seemed as though the high-profile clash was living upto it's expectations.
The second half was dominated by Arsenal, with City having very little to exude as the rampant young guns gave hardly anything to be exploited. The game slipped further from the Citizens after Fabregas' neat through-ball was converted by Ade who scored his 13th goal of the season... what a cool finish! As if the loss of points wasn't enough, City had to deal with the injury of Wayne Bridge who limped off the field in the 17th minute to to replaced by Gelson Fernandes.
With this win, we've gone a step further in ensuring a top 4 finish as we're now 6 points clear of Villa who face a tough ask tomorrow as they travel to Old Trafford on the back of an embarrassing defeat to Liverpool.
Way to go young guns!!!(btw... my prediction was dead right :P)
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