Man City's next five fixtures compared to Arsenal after latest title race twist

Manchester City and Arsenal are locked in a Premier League title race battle and both teams face some important fixtures across the next couple of weeks

Manchester City's Premier League title hopes were dealt a huge blow on Sunday, as Arsenal restored their five-point lead by beating Tottenham Hotspur in the North London Derby.

City had reduced the gap with a 2-1 win against Newcastle United on Saturday and that put the pressure back on the Gunners to respond as they made the short trip to arch rivals Spurs.

But, despite a mini-scare in the first-half, Mikel Arteta's side responded in brutal fashion. Eberechi Eze opened the scoring for the Gunners 31 minutes into the outing, before Randal Kolo Muani issued an instant response to level matters.

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Viktor Gyokeres then gave Arsenal the lead once more as the second-half resumed, with Kolo Muani once again finding the back of David Raya's net. However, the Frenchman's second strike was ultimately ruled out due to a foul on Gabriel in the build-up.

Eze bagged his second of the afternoon 61 minutes into the match, before Gyokeres secured a brace of his own in the game's final stages. As a result, Arsenal now sit five points clear of City in the Premier League standings, albeit, Pep Guardiola's Sky Blues have a game in hand on the Gunners to help close the gap once more.

With that in mind, here are Arsenal's next five fixtures compared to Manchester City's...

Arsenal (1st - 61 points)

Chelsea (H) - Sunday, March 1 (4:30pm) - Premier League

Brighton (A) - Wednesday, March 4 (7:30pm) - Premier League

Mansfield Town (A) - Saturday, March 7 (12:15pm) - FA Cup

Everton (H) - Sunday, March 15 (2pm) - Premier League

Manchester City - Sunday, March 22 (4:30pm) - Carabao Cup

Manchester City (2nd - 56 points)

Leeds United (A) - Saturday, February 28 (5:30pm) - Premier League

Nottingham Forest (H) - Wednesday, March 4 (7:30pm) - Premier League

Newcastle United (A) - Saturday, March 7 (8pm) - FA Cup

West Ham (A) - Saturday, March 14 (12:30pm) - Premier League

Arsenal (A) - Sunday, March 22 (4:30pm) - Carabao Cup

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