Arsenal produced one of their best displays of the season after beating Manchester City 2-0 at the Etihad stadium in their English Premier League game on Sunday.
The outcome of the game seems to have changed the destiny of the Premier League title with Chelsea now having the upper hand after the defending champions were beaten at their own ground.
Last season Manchester City rolled over Arsenal with a convincing 6-3 victory in the same fixture, but they struggled to find a way to breach David Ospina.
With Yaya Toure missing for Manchester City, currently on international duty with Ivory Coast at the 2015 African Nations Cup, coach Manuel Pellegrini's team lacked power and thrust to get behind Arsenal.
Arsenal on their part, produced a good defensive masterclass, one that they have not shown all season, although City rarely troubled them,
Francis Coquelin, Hector Bellerin, Santi Cazorla all stepped up for the Gunners, giving their all as they came out from a daunting task at Etihad.
Arsenal got their first goal after Nacho Monreal looked to get past Vincent Komoany but was brought down in the box.
Cazorla belted the ball into the net to send Arsenal 1-0 up going into the break.
It was always going to be difficult coming back into the fixture two goals down, and it happened that way.
Olivier Giroud was left unmarked as he headed in a goal from Cazorla that left Man City flat.
City will now have a mountain to climb if they are to claw their way back to catch up with Chelsea who they face up in two weeks.
Jose Mourinho's team are now five points clear of City and they would be gunning for a victory at Stamford Bridge to stretch their lead to eight.
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