Manchester City have clawed their way to within two points of Arsenal after they held on to defeat Newcastle United 2-1 on Saturday night.
Pep Guardiola’s men came into the match keen to close the gap after the Gunners were held to a 2-2 draw at Wolves in midweek.
And they took the lead in the first half through Nico O’Reilly’s controlled effort that flew past Nick Pope.
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But Newcastle were level after Lewis Hall’s shot was deflected into the net.
O’Reilly then headed in Erling Haaland’s cross as City re-established their lead, which they held onto until the end of the game.
Arsenal will have the chance to make it a five-point gap again when they play Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, although they would have played one game more than City.
