He said it was too early to talk about the title but admitted the win “strengthens our belief”, adding: “What is interesting is there is a real life in this team, great solidarity”.
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Arsenal are second with 33 points and City trail just behind with 32 points and a slightly worse goal difference.
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The Broncos didn’t even get back in Pittsburgh territory in the second half until there was about three minutes left in the game. Head coach Mike Tomlin said after the game that the fundamental adjustment was that the team “stopped kicking (their) own butt”.
The two sides went into the game knowing a victory would see them secure second spot behind leaders Leicester City at Christmas and Arsenal drew first blood thanks to a stunning strike from Theo Walcott. It gives us confidence.
A win for Arsenal would narrow the gap at the top to two points, while also putting them four points clear of City, who could close to within three points with a win of their own.
Meanwhile, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger named an unchanged team from last weekend’s 2-0 win away to Aston Villa for today’s game, which means Olivier Giroud continues up front and Joel Campbell keeps his place as well.
While the goals came from Walcott and Giroud, Mesut Ozil was once again the star for Arsenal in providing both assists and Sky Bet make him a standout 7/2 chance in the PFA Player of the Year market.
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Manchester City had the first clear-cut opportunity of the match after Sergio Aguero’s sumptuous flicked through-ball landed at Kevin de Bruyne’s feet in acres of space, but the Belgian could only steer wide with David Silva unmarked at the far post.
“I’m very happy with the character and personality of the team because we never give up. If you see the games against the big clubs, we won against them so we know our quality, if we play our game we can win the league”, Ozil told reporters after the game.
Ozil, 27, now has 15 assists for the campaign – just three fewer than Cesc Fabregas’s league-leading tally from last season – and Wenger revealed afterwards that he had spent most of the previous week in bed.
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City looked the better side during the first half-hour, stifling their hosts and keeping possession effectively but failing to convert it into anything tangible. “I think the way we played in the second half we are going to be an important team in fighting for the title” said the Chilean.
