In what was billed as the biggest Premier League game in years, Arsenal’s defeat on Sunday against title rivals Manchester City could prove to be a fatal blow to their hopes of ending an agonising 22-year wait for football glory.Arsenal appeared to have one hand on the English Premier League trophy for months, but City are now just three points behind them, with momentum and a game in hand when they face Burnley on Wednesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listA win for Pep Guardiola’s men will see them replace his once-protege Mikel Arteta’s side at the top of the table.In a frenetic first half at the Etihad Stadium, Rayan Cherki opened the scoring for City before a mistake by Gianluigi Donnarumma was seized upon by Arsenal’s Kai Havertz to bring his side level.The equaliser, which came out of nothing, got the Arsenal fans believing that it might be their day, and their season.In the second half, Erling Haaland’s relentless pursuit of a winner in the crucial fixture paid off with a second-half goal.On the other side of the pitch, Havertz missed with a late header that could have brought yet another plot twist to this Premier League season’s saga.It prompted City fans to point towards a banner that read: “Panic on the streets of London”. Manchester City fans came prepared to celebrate a crucial win over Arsenal [Scott Heppell/Reuters]Advantage, Manchester CityOnce the full-time whistle was blown, pundits agreed that City’s triumph could be the decisive act in the title race.“I’ve sa …
