The two major problems facing Arsenal after Man City take control of title race

SportFootballThe two major problems facing Arsenal after Man City take control of title raceA pair of issues look set to cost Mikel Arteta’s side after Pep Guardiola’s team landed a potentially decisive Premier League blow at the EtihadMiguel Delaney Chief Football Writer Sunday 19 April 2026 19:19 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2960679","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-man-city-arteta-guardiola-haaland-premier-league-title-race-b2960679.html","title":"The two major problems facing Arsenal after Man City take control of title race"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-26407","index":0}Arsenal slipped to a devastating loss to Man City at the Etihad (Getty)Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter and get behind-the-scenes access and unrivalled insightJoin the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletterJoin the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football 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_Football_CDP","regTitle":"Miguel Delaney: Inside Football","subscriptionGroup":"readingTheGame","subscriptionGroupId":"d6776bff-0bec-4d53-a0ce-bd38db6811e5","type":"football","pathPrefix":["/sport/football","/topic/fantasy-football"],"associatedAuthors":["Miguel Delaney","Richard Jolly"],"title":"Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter and get behind-the-scenes access and unrivalled insight","mobileTitle":"Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/miguelDelaney1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveIndyFootballNews","regSourceSection...