Irresistible Man City's pursuit of Arsenal is inevitable and unstoppable after Chelsea rout

Irresistible Man City's pursuit of Arsenal is inevitable and unstoppable after Chelsea routCHELSEA 0-3 MANCHESTER CITY: Pep Guardiola's side are now just six points behind league leaders Arsenal ahead of their showdown at the Etihad next SundayCommentsSportopinionJohn Cross Chief Football Writer19:05, 12 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesCity were irresistible in swatting aside Chelsea(Image: CameraSport via Getty Images)They are closing in at such a pace that it almost feels inevitable. Manchester City have got the bit between their teeth and it is no wonder that Arsenal are getting nervous.‌The travelling City fans belted out a chorus of “Are you watching Arsenal?” because you can sense yet another title collapse in North London.‌City have already won the Carabao Cup, they are into the FA Cup semi finals and are hunting down Arsenal in the title race.‌Pep Guardiola is eyeing up another Treble of trophies as City look an unstoppable, irresistible force and it now only feels like a matter of time before they knock Arsenal off the top. City closed the gap to six points with this win and they have a game in hand.In fact, City can do it in their next two games because if they beat Arsenal in their title showdown next Sunday and then beat Burnley in their re-arranged fixture they could go top on goal difference.READ MORE: Man City's remaining fixtures compared to Arsenal's as Premier League title race heats upREAD MORE: Man City send Arsenal title statement with Chelsea mauling - 5 talking pointsNo wonder Mikel Arteta’s men are looking nervously over their shoulders. It would be one hell of a collapse but this City side make everything look easy.‌Nico O’Reilly got the opening goal and he has been sensational in recent weeks, scoring six goals in his last 11 appearances and providing assists galore.Rayan Cherki was just a joy to watch while Marc Guehi and Jeremy Doku were also on target as they made such light work of Chelsea.You would never know that Chelsea were...