After being soundly defeated by Manchester City on Wednesday, April 26, in a 5-goal thriller that pitted Pep Guardiola against his former protege, Mikel Arteta, Arsenal's lead atop the Premier League standings has been cut to two points.

With just a few weeks remaining in the season, Arsenal's title hopes are in serious jeopardy, since this is the first time in more than two years that they have lost four successive games.

The home crowd at the Etihad Stadium supported their team from the opening minute on, and it was evident as Guardiola's team easily defeated Arsenal.

Erling Haaland assisted both of Kevin de Bruyne's goals either side of halftime, and John Stones added a significant goal just before the break.

In comparison to Erling Haaland's late strike to make it 4-1, Rob Holding's late goal for Arsenal was merely a consolation.

Without goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, who consistently turned away passes from Haaland, Arsenal's score might have been worse.

Pep Guardiola made it nine victories in a row against his former assistant coach, Mikel Arteta, extending Man City's winning streak against Arsenal to 16 games in all competitions.

Manchester City now has 73 points after the victory, two points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal.