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Mikel Arteta feels the Premier League title is \u201cthere fore the taking\u201d as Pep Guardiola refuses to say Arsenal have \u201cbad momentum\u201d after his Manchester City side beat them to close the gap.<\/p>\n
The Gunners have held top spot in the Premier League since October. City<\/strong>meanwhile, have been at the summit of the Premier League for just six days this term.<\/p>\n But after City beat the Arsenal<\/strong>with only six and five games remaining, respectively, they can now take top spot again.<\/p>\n City\u2019s victory means that if they beat Burnley midweek \u2013 which seems rather a when than an if \u2013 they\u2019ll go level on points, but likely with a better goal difference, as it\u2019s currently 36 to 37 in favour of Arsenal.<\/p>\n City went ahead through a fantastic Rayan Cherki goal, who slotted in the bottom corner after a mazy run through the defence, before Gianluigi Donnarumma let Kai Havertz get too close, and his clearance squirted into the net off the boot of the German.<\/p>\n But after a well-worked move from City, in which Nico O\u2019Reilly was pivotal in driving up the field and squaring the ball to Erling Haaland, the striker turned home past David Raya, and Arsenal had no answer despite a few chances coming their way.<\/p>\n READ<\/strong><\/em>: Keane, Murphy explain why Man City have \u2018momentum\u2019 after \u2018eight or nine\u2019 elite games<\/strong><\/p>\n While City are likely to go level with Arsenal, Arteta remains confident his side will get over the line.<\/p>\n He told Sky Sports: \u201cWe have full belief that we can do it. Today we showed again the team that we are. It\u2019s in our hands and it\u2019s there for the taking.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, City boss Guardiola has suggested that though it seems momentum is with his side, Arsenal are not exactly in a bad spot themselves.<\/p>\n READ<\/strong><\/em>: Anatomy of a Bottle Job: Eight factors to separate the true choke from a mere collapse<\/strong><\/p>\n He said: \u201cIf I say the momentum has changed, I would say the momentum for Arsenal is bad when I\u2019ve seen today them playing like this, how is this bad momentum?<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re in the semi-finals of the Champions League, didn\u2019t lose one game. Momentum shifts in one instance. They know it.<\/p>\n \u201cI have a lot of respect but, of course, we want to win. We fought a lot as well. For many players today, they fought for the first time for the Premier League and they felt the pressure a little bit, performances were not top but that is normal, it\u2019s the process.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE<\/strong><\/em>: Arsenal delivering biggest bottlejob yet as Guardiola, Haaland, Silva show title-winning mettle<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n