LONDON—Manchester City outclassed Arsenal by 3-0 for the second time in less than a week, this time humiliating the Gunners in front of their home fans in the English Premier League on Thursday. City had three goals well before halftime, as Bernardo Silva, David Silva, and Leroy Sane capitalized on Arsenal’s ever-present defensive frailties. Arsenal squandered an early chance to get back into the match in the second half when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s penalty was easily saved. The result gave City a 16-point lead at the league summit ahead of Manchester United and it left Arsenal in sixth place and 10 points off the Champions League places, and manager Arsene Wenger facing further scorn from the team’s fans. The embarrassment was a double dose of disgrace for Arsenal, which lost to City 3-0 in the League Cup final on Sunday at Wembley Stadium.

Source: thestar March 01, 2018 23:37 UTC