MANCHESTER, England : The Premier League title race took another twist on Saturday as Arsenal climbed back to the top of the standings with a 4-2 win at Aston Villa while champions Manchester City slipped up at Nottingham Forest.Despite dominating the match, City conceded a late equaliser at Forest to dra
MANCHESTER, England : The Premier League title race took another twist on Saturday as Arsenal climbed back to the top of the standings with a 4-2 win at Aston Villa while champions Manchester City slipped up at Nottingham Forest.
With a high-quality attacking game going into added time at 2-2, Arsenal midfielder Jorginho saw a looping shot come off the bar and bounce off the head of Villa's Argentina World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez for a cruel own goal. "Credit to the boys. The dressing room was absolutely bouncing. It was a big effort to play less than 72 hours ago after the game that we had, and after the result that we had which obviously morally was touching."The champions dominated possession at the City Ground against the team they had beaten 6-0 in the reverse fixture earlier this season and deservedly took the lead four minutes before the break with Bernardo Silva slamming the ball home.
"We had amazing chances but it's football. We have to score. We did everything. You have to do it. There were too many clear [chances] to score," coach Pep Guardiola told the BBC.
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