Bernardo Silva mencetak gol pertama Manchester City ke gawang Arsenal. (Reuters/Tony O'Brien) Bernardo Silva mencetak gol pertama Manchester City ke gawang Arsenal. (Reuters/Tony O'Brien)
Arsenal semakin terpuruk di Liga Primer Inggris setelah dikalahkan Manchester City. (REUTERS/Tony O'Brien) Arsenal semakin terpuruk di Liga Primer Inggris setelah dikalahkan Manchester City. (REUTERS/Tony O'Brien)
Jakarta, CNN Indonesia --kembali mengalahkan3-0 pada lanjutan Liga Primer Inggris di Stadion Emirates, Kamis (1/3) malam waktu setempat. Sejumlah fakta mencengangkan muncul setelah Manchester City melumat Arsenal.Tiga gol dari Bernardo Silva, David Silva, dan Leroy Sane memastikan kemenangan Manchester City atas Arsenal. Ini adalah dua kekalahan beruntun Arsenal dari Manchester City dalam lima hari terakhir. Sebelumnya, Arsenal juga kalah 0-3 dari Manchester City di final Piala Liga, Minggu (25/2).Dikutip dari Sky Sports dan Opta, berikut ini sejumlah fakta mencengangkan setelah Manchester City melumat Arsenal:Arsenal untuk kali kelima menelan kekalahan kandang dengan margin tiga gol dari 495 laga kandang Liga Primer Inggris: Maret 2018 0-3 vs ManCity, November 2009 0-3 vs Chelsea, Maret 2009 1-4 vs Chelsea, April 2001 0-3 vs Middlesbrough, dan Agustus 1993 0-3 v Coventry.Arsenal untuk kali pertama dalam sejarah Liga Primer Inggris kebobolan tiga gol di laga kandang pada babak pertama. Kali terakhir Arsenal kebobolan tiga gol di babak pertama di semua kompetisi saat melawan Nottingham Forest pada Maret 1989.Manchester City untuk kali pertama sejak musim 1975/1976 meraih dua kemenangan di Liga atas Arsenal. Manchester City juga meraih kemenangan tandang terbesar atas Arsenal di semua kompetisi sejak menang 4-0 pada November 1912.Arsenal merupakan tim Liga Primer yang paling banyak kalah [7 kali] di semua kompetisi sepanjang 2018.Manchester City kini sudah mencetak 82 gol di Liga Primer musim ini, melewati torehan 80 gol yang mereka cetak musim lalu dan dengan sepuluh pertandingan tersisa.Pep Guardiola meraih 71 kemenangan dari 100 pertandingan sebagai manajer Manchester City. Catatan itu menyamai rekor kemenangan di 100 pertandingan awal sebagai pelatih Barcelona.Manchester City selalu mencetak gol [6] dari enam shot on target terakhirnya melawan Arsenal di semua kompetisi [Liga Primer dan final Piala Liga].Keberhasilan Ederson Moraes memblok penalti Pierre Emerick Aubameyang di babak kedua membuat Manchester City menggagalkan 11 dari 19 penalti terakhir yang mereka hadapi di semua kompetisi [di luar adu penalti].
ARSENAL 0 MAN CITY 3
City moved 16 points clear at the top of the Premier League after inflicting one of Arsenal’s heaviest home defeats for many years.
The Blues, at their irresistible best, opened a three-goal lead by the break after playing some scintillating counter attacking football.
Any worries of a Carabao Cup final hangover were swept away with an 18-minute three-goal blitz that the Gunners simply couldn’t cope with.
Arsenal began brightly and went close a couple of times in the opening 15 minutes, but each time either Ederson or Vincent Kompany snuffed out the danger.
In fact, the Gunners looked lively and up for the battle until the Blues broke the deadlock in devastating fashion.
Leroy Sane, clearly in the mood to inflict harm on the home side, collected the ball on the left and then set off on a slalom-type run that wouldn’t have looked out of place in the winter Olympics.
The exciting young German glided past four Arsenal players and took out another two with a pass to Bernardo Silva who checked inside before curling a sublime shot over Petr Cech into the top left-hand corner of the net.
Arsenal tried to respond quickly and Granite Xhaka saw a 25-yard free-kick pushed around the post by Ederson and then Aaron Ramsey saw a shot plucked out of the air by the Brazilian.
The Gunners were pushing for an equaliser that, at that stage, they would probably have deserved – but City’s next attack on 28 minutes would further punish the home side.
David Silva began the move, holding off a challenge on the left flank before finding Sane who burst down the wing before picking out Sergio Aguero whose gentle pass into Silva’s path saw the Spaniard leave Hector Bellerin flat-footed before lifting the ball over Cech.
It was breathless and brilliant – and there was more to come.
Arsenal were wounded and looked a little shell-shocked, but the pace and movement of City’s third goal just five minutes later was something close to perfection.
David Silva started the move on the halfway line, played it to Aguero who laid it off to Kevin De Bruyne – he threaded the ball to the overlapping Kyle Walker and his cross was bundled home by Sane from close range.
De Bruyne very nearly set up Aguero six minutes later but the Argentine was denied his 200th goal by Cech.
And as free-flowing as City were in attack, so in defence the Blues were solid as a rock with Kompany, Nicolas Otamendi and Danilo throwing their bodies on the line to keep the hosts from pulling a goal back.
As the home side walked off to loud jeers, the statisticians revealed this was the first time in Premier League history the Gunners had conceded three first-half goals. Quite a feat by the Blues.
Arsenal were always going to come out and give it a go in the opening minutes, knowing one goal could possibly lead to more if they could get the Emirates crowd on their side.
And on 52 minutes they were presented with the ideal opportunity to start a fightback when Otamendi’s clumsy challenge on Henrikh Mkhitaryan resulted in a penalty – but Ederson was equal to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s spot-kick, pushing the ball to safety – his third penalty save of the season.
City soaked up Arsenal pressure for a while, though never looked in any real danger and Aguero forced a good save from Cech with another rapid counter-attack.
That was about it, with the Emirates virtually empty by the time the referee blew for full-time following a superb night’s work from the Blues.
LONDON, KOMPAS.com - Arsenal alami dua kali kekalahan telak beruntun dari Manchester City. Setelah takluk di Piala Liga Inggris, Arsenal takluk di kandang sendiri pada pertandingan Premier League - kasta teratas Liga Inggris.
Arsenal kalah 0-3 dari Manchester City pada pertandingan yang dilangsungkan di Stadion Emirates, Kamiis (1/3/2018) atau Jumat dini hari WIB. Gelontoran gol tim tamu datang dari Bernardo Silva, David Silva, dan Leroy Sane pada babak pertama.
Gol pertama The Citizens lahir pada menit ke-15 lewat Bernardo Silva. Gelandang asal Portugal itu membuka keunggulan City setelah menaklukkan kiper Petr Cech dengan tendangan ke pojok gawang.
(Baca Juga: Klub Top Lain Ikut Bersaing dengan Juventus demi Datangkan Bintang Liverpool)
Pada menit ke-28, tim tamu mendapatkan gol tambahan melalui David Silva yang memanfaatkan umpan Sergio Aguero di kotak penalti Arsenal.
City semakin unggul jauh berkat gol Sane pada menit ke-33. Diawali kesalahan antisipasi bek Arsenal, bola berhasil disontek sang winger ke dalam gawang.
Keunggulan tiga gol pada babak pertama itu bertahan hingga akhir laga. Skor 0-3 itu mengulang kekalahan Arsenal pada akhir pekan lalu di final Piala Liga Inggris
3 - Arsenal have conceded three goals in the first half of a Premier League home game for the first time ever. Overwhelmed. pic.twitter.com/BGR7ok0X7f
Leroy Sane celebrates after scoring Man City's third goal
We round up the talking points from Manchester City's 3-0 win over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.
Pep Guardiola's side triumphed by the same scoreline as in Sunday's Carabao Cup final as first-half goals from Bernardo Silva, David Silva and Leroy Sane underlined the gulf between the two sides.
The result takes City 16 points clear at the top of the Premier League table and piles more pressure onto Arsene Wenger, whose Arsenal side have lost four of their last five games. Here are five talking points from the game.
City's brilliance
Manchester City's brilliance has become normal this season but they found yet another level in the first half on Thursday night. Many wondered whether Guardiola would be able to coax a performance from his players so soon after winning the Carabao Cup, but the doubts were quickly forgotten.
Arsenal 0-3 Man City Arsenal 0-3 Man City
Arsenal showed intent and worked hard in the early stages, but City were utterly ruthless, scoring from three of their four shots on target and becoming the first side in Premier League history to score three first-half goals in an away game against the Gunners. Each one came from individual brilliance and dazzling combination play.
The performance was even more impressive given that the team was missing two key players in Fernandinho and Raheem Sterling. Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher described it as "a testament to Pep Guardiola", adding: "What we're seeing now is the best football in Europe. This football is breathtaking. It's some of the best football I've ever seen in this league."
Super Sane
Leroy Sane was named man of the match having had a hand in all three goals and tormented Arsenal from start to finish. His contribution to the opener was perhaps the highlight, as he danced through a crowd of defenders on the left flank before teeing up Bernardo Silva.
Leroy Sane celebrates with Kyle Walker
The German twisted and turned again before finding Sergio Aguero to set up David Silva for the second goal, and he scored the third himself, ghosting into the box to convert Kyle Walker's cut-back following a scintillating counter-attack. Arsenal couldn't handle his pace, movement and skill.
The performance, which took him to eight Premier League goals and 11 assists for the season so far, came just two weeks after he was hauled off at half-time during City's FA Cup defeat to Wigan Athletic. His response shows he has grit and determination to match his ability.
Aguero improvement?
There was no 200th goal for Sergio Aguero but this was another performance which underlined how he has changed his game to satisfy Guardiola. The Argentine selflessly set up David Silva's goal and he was instrumental in the third too, coming short before flicking the ball around Laurent Koscielny to set the move in motion.
Pep Guardiola embraces Sergio Aguero as he is substituted
"There was a time when I thought he maybe wasn't in Pep Guardiola's plans, but I feel less so now," said Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville in the commentary box. "Watching him in the last couple of months - particularly since Jesus' injury - he really looks confident and happy on the pitch."
Apathy at Arsenal
Carragher warned that the atmosphere could turn "toxic" if City scored an early goal, but despite Bernardo Silva's 15th-minute opener, the mood at the half-full Emirates Stadium was one of apathy rather than toxicity. There were boos at half-time and again at the end, but for the most part the fans who braved the cold barely had it in them to be angry.
It is a damning indictment of where the club is at and it was a similar story on the pitch. Arsenal had the opportunity to pull a goal back with their penalty early in the second half, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's tame effort summed it all up. "We all called it," said Thierry Henry afterwards. Arsenal's dejected players played out the final half-hour at walking pace.
There were a lot of empty seats around the Emirates Stadium
The apathy seemed to extend to the manager, too. Despite the obvious tiredness of his players, Wenger did not make any of his three substitutions. "They just looked shattered and knackered of any real hope or belief," said Carragher. "It was just a procession, the second half."
Arsenal are now 10 points off the top four with just 10 games of the campaign remaining. Continue like this and, with an away trip to Brighton to come on Sunday and the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie with AC Milan next Thursday, the worry now is that their season could be consigned to the scrapheap within a week.
Time for change?
According to Carragher, Arsenal's best hope of salvaging the situation would be to announce a change of manager at the end of the campaign. "He is a legendary figure not just for Arsenal but in the English game, but they have to change it, it has to be done," he said.
Arsenal players show their dejection during the 3-0 defeat
"There's no way that the end of the season should be about going through that, with empty stadiums. Announce now that you're going to change the manager at the start of next season, and I'm sure everyone in this stadium, everyone on TV, on the radio, will say: 'Give this man a send-off'.
"I'd love to see him go out and win the Europa League and put Arsenal in the Champions League. It's not that being in the Champions League next season means Wenger keeps his job or not. For me that's got nothing to do with it. Make the decision now and give this fella a send-off, what he deserves for what he's done over the last 20 years."
