Erling Haaland shoots down Arsenal as Manchester City slash lead to three points

SportFootballErling Haaland shoots down Arsenal as Manchester City slash lead to three pointsKai Havertz quickly cancelled out Rayan Cherki’s opener but Haaland fired City to victory over the league-leading Gunners.Andy Hampson Sunday 19 April 2026 18:30 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"990a4d7c-8503-46a3-9fcc-d6b329a47703","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/manchester-city-erling-haaland-arsenal-rayan-cherki-gabriel-magalhaes-b2960669.html","title":"Erling Haaland shoots down Arsenal as Manchester City slash lead to three points"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-20746","index":0}Manchester City’s Erling Haaland (right) scored the goal to slash Arsenal’s Premier League lead (PA Wire)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Erling Haaland struck a vital winner as Manchester City slashed...