Manuel Akanji insists there will likely be no complacency at Manchester City following their emphatic win over title rivals Arsenal.
The Treble-chasing champions took agency management of the title race as they overpowered the Premier League leaders 4-1 on the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.
The victory took them inside two factors of the Gunners on the prime and, with two video games in hand, they now look robust favourites to safe their fifth league crown in six years.
“It was a big game and a massive win for us,” stated defender Akanji. “It helps us a lot but there’s still so many games to play.
“Seven games – still 21 points to grab so we can’t relax now on this win. We’ve got to go on Sunday and win the next game against Fulham.”
Arsenal had seen their once-healthy benefit eroded with three successive attracts heading into the hotly-anticipated encounter.
City, having hit type with 11 wins of their earlier 12 video games in all competitions, not solely sensed their alternative however ruthlessly took it.
They tore into the guests from the primary whistle and took the lead as Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne mixed for an excellent breakaway purpose after seven minutes.
John Stones added a second simply earlier than the break however City might need already been out of sight by then with Haaland having spurned a bunch of probabilities.
De Bruyne’s second early within the second half wrapped up the win earlier than Haaland bought the purpose his efficiency deserved – his forty ninth of a exceptional marketing campaign – late on after Rob Holding netted an Arsenal comfort.
It was City’s third victory over Arsenal in simply over three months, a powerful assertion in opposition to the aspect which have been their hardest challengers this season.
Akanji feels the workforce’s expertise of success within the latter half of the marketing campaign has come to the fore.
The versatile Switzerland worldwide, who joined the membership from Borussia Dortmund in September, stated: “The whole team played really good and had a really good team performance over 90 minutes.
“We were strong in the duels, we were good with the ball and that was different to the game at the Emirates.
“Then we used our chances and we played well defensively and I think that’s the key to these wins, (as is) the experience that the guys in the locker room have.
“They won three championships in the last four and the experience that they bring into the team, and for me also as a player to come into the team, helps.”