Arsenal are desperately trying to end the Manchester City era of dominance in the Premier League. In the biggest game of the season, even an error wasn’t enough for them. Gianluigi Donnarumma’s clanger had the potential to be the defining moment in a title race that has become more gripping than anybody imagined a few weeks ago. Moments after David Raya called for calm heads in the wake of Arsenal going a goal down at the Etihad inside 16 minutes, City’s No.1 lost his and his clearance was charged down by Kai Havertz straight into the City net.
There was an irony given all the conversation around Kepa Arrizabalaga and goalkeeping No.2s after the Carabao Cup final, but also a pattern for City’s season. All the forward steps they have taken towards the top of the Premier League table have not been enough for them to actually reach the summit before they have suffered another setback: nearly but not quite.
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