{"id":5979,"date":"2026-04-20T14:48:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=5979"},"modified":"2026-04-20T14:48:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:48:59","slug":"tim-sherwood-names-player-who-kept-arsenal-in-title-race-in-man-city-defeat-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=5979","title":{"rendered":"Tim Sherwood names player who &#8216;kept Arsenal in title race&#8217; in Man City defeat | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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If I go down like any other guy, it\u2019s a red card. It\u2019s not something I would do. My father taught me to stay on your feet.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That\u2019s the reality. Should I have gone down? Maybe. Then it would\u2019ve been easier. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018But I didn\u2019t and I got a yellow card. 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arms doing most of the talking here.&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Guardiola like an excited puppy after Man City beat Arsenal and make claim for the league title&quot;,&quot;videoId&quot;:3638213}\" preload=\"metadata\" playsinline=\"\"><source src=\"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/04\/20\/6111190049644366212\/480x270_MP4_6111190049644366212.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbrowser that<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsupports HTML5<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvideo<\/p><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2018I like the fact he doesn\u2019t go down, we\u2019ve obviously got to give credit to Alfie, his dad, he said his dad told him never to go down, so he wouldn\u2019t roll around on the floor. That\u2019s old school. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018If that\u2019s the other way around, I\u2019m not 100 per cent sure, but I think Gabriel might have hit the floor and got Erling sent off.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Gabriel has been so good this season, him and Declan Rice have been the outstanding players for Arsenal, and to miss him for three games in the run-in, that would have been the end of their title race.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Erling Haaland, by staying on his feet, and credit to him for that, but he\u2019s kept Arsenal in it.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271587998_3ae001.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28049472\" alt=\"Manchester City v Arsenal - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Haaland scored the decisive goal at the Etihad (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to Sherwood, Haaland had \u2018every right to hit the floor\u2019 after the coming together with Gabriel.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s finished [if Gabriel got sent off], you might as well put the ribbons on the trophy. It\u2019s done,\u2019 he continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s a sad indictment of how the game is getting refereed. We need to stamp down on this. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018In the penalty area, if you don\u2019t go down then you don\u2019t get a penalty. I don\u2019t agree with no contact and going down but he\u2019s got every right to hit the floor.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It wasn\u2019t force to knock him to the floor, he\u2019s a big man, Erling, but if he hits the deck there, Gabriel, one of the top players that Arsenal have got, will get suspended for three games.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He\u2019s the leader of that group so their season would have been over.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2135105864.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28049481\" alt=\"Chelsea FC v Newcastle United - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Arsenal remain the favourites in this year\u2019s title race, according to Sherwood (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite Arsenal\u2019s crushing defeat, Sherwood is confident Mikel Arteta\u2019s men will bounce back and go on to beat City to the Premier League title this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I still think Arsenal are going to win it. I just think there are enough dropped points there, tough games, I think Manchester City have got the tougher run-in, I really do,\u2019 he went on.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Now the pressure\u2019s off. It\u2019s like a boxing match where you know it\u2019s lost. You\u2019re winning on points and you need to start throwing haymakers and I think that\u2019s what Arsenal need to do now. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think the pressure of being up there has taken it\u2019s toll, it took it\u2019s toll on a couple of occasions now, they\u2019ve finished runners-up on three occasions.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The momentum is with Manchester City, of course it is, but I was impressed with Arsenal yesterday, I thought they should have got a draw out of the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You see the chances at the end, it\u2019s an easy header for Kai Havertz and he has to score. If he scores that it\u2019s over.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The ex-Blackburn Rovers midfielder, who won the Premier League title in 1995, added: \u2018I looked at the fixtures this morning and I just feel like there\u2019s some tough games there for City.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018There are tough games for Arsenal also but I think they might just pip City.\u2019 <\/p>\n<div class=\"metro-poll\" id=\"1776695210359-28049001\" data-option1=\"Arsenal\" data-option2=\"Manchester City\" data-url=\"https:\/\/api.metro.co.uk\/polls\/v2\/\" data-track-module=\"poll\">\n<h3 class=\"metro-poll__title\">Who will win the Premier League this season?<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"metro-poll__list\">\n<li data-option=\"option1\" class=\"metro-poll__option\">\n<\/li>\n<li data-option=\"option2\" class=\"metro-poll__option\">\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><br \/>\n<strong>Facebook,\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Martin Keown names the two players Arsenal missed most in Man City defeat<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Alan Shearer picks out the result that could cost Arsenal the Premier League title<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Wayne Rooney questions \u2018strange\u2019 Mikel Arteta decision to drop Arsenal star against Man City<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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