Mikel Arteta reveals Arsenal 'turning point' in City win

Mikel Arteta knows the moment the game turned in his team's favor.

Arsenal blew away Manchester City 5-1 at the Emirates Stadium to move nine points clear of Pep Guardiola's side, and to within six points of leaders Liverpool

Martin Odegaard got the scoring started within two minutes as Kai Havertz found the skipper in the box and he hammered home.

But after that, it was a Havertz missed chance, along with others that kept the score at a dangerous 1-0 despite the Gunners having the better chances.

Then came shortly after halftime when City, through Erling Haaland (because, of course), rose to head home the equalizer and now the momentum was with the visitors.

Or so they thought.

A mere 60 seconds later, Thomas Partey picked the ball up on the edge of the City box and unleashed a shot, which looked to be deflected, and it found the back of the net, restoring Arsenal's lead and zapping City of any and all momentum that was built through Haaland's goal.

For Arteta, that was the turning point

"Yeah, that's another thing that went our way because emotionally, I think that was a turning point," Arteta said on Partey's goal via arsenal.com. "We reacted so quickly, had a bit of luck in that action and they set the tone for the team in the stadium as well to go and win the game. And then, after that I think the team took a different level, growing in confidence and start to control the game much better and dominate certain areas much better and we went and won it from there."

To be able to cancel out City's goal, and zap any positive feeling Guardiola's side had was crucial in what happened next.

Arsenal would then score two more goals in the next 14 minutes to end the game as a contest, leaving City searching for answers with the Gunners now flying.

Myles Lewis-Skelly, who for some, was Man of the Match, and Ethan Nwaneri both got on the scoresheet as Arteta's side put City to the sword in a way we don't often see and now the Gunners have something cooking in the league.

Yes, Liverpool are still six points ahead with a game in hand, but pressure is now on them to go to Everton and get a win.

The Gunners won in style against the rivals, thanks, in part, to Partey's goal, which was the catalyst for the second-half domination.

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