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Manchester City thrashes Chelsea and closes in on Arsenal

Manchester City secured a dominant 3-0 victory over Chelsea in the 32nd round of the Premier League. Goals from O'Reilly, Guehi, and Doku helped City close the gap to the league leader Arsenal to just six points. Chelsea, meanwhile, suffered its fifth defeat in the last six games.


Manchester City thrashes Chelsea and closes in on Arsenal

Manchester City thrashed Chelsea 3-0 in the 32nd round of the Premier League and began to put pressure on the leader Arsenal. The City's goals were scored by English defenders Nico O'Reilly, Marc Guehi, and Belgian forward Jeremy Doku, all in the second half. The opening goal came six minutes into the second half when O'Reilly headed in a great cross from Frenchman Rayan Cherki. Just five minutes later, the 'Citizens' extended their lead thanks to a great cross-shot from Guehi, who received the ball inside the area after another assist from Cherki. Finally, the definitive 3-0 came from Doku, who finished with power after recovering the ball in the opponent's half. Thanks to this victory, Manchester City reached 64 points and began to put pressure on Arsenal, who has a six-point lead and also has one game more. Chelsea, for its part, suffered its fifth defeat in the last six matches and will finish the round in sixth place with 48 points. For Chelsea, Argentine Alejandro Garnacho came on in the second half, although he was not important in the development of the game. Also, Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernández did not play due to the sanction he received from the club for his comments about the possibility of being transferred to Real Madrid. According to the Argentine News Agency, in matchday 33, Manchester City will have a key match against the leader Arsenal, while Chelsea will receive Manchester United.