Arsenal vs Man City: Mikel Arteta Pinpoints Where the Gunners Lost the Battle

• Arsenal stumbled yet again during their Premier League clash against Man City on Wednesday night
• The Gunners were humbled 3-1 by the reigning champions to lose their spot at the summit of the table
• Goals from Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland condemned the Gunners to a loss

Arsenal boss, Mikel Arteta has opened up on his side's humiliating defeat against Manchester City on Wednesday night.

The Gunners were humbled 3-1 during the Premier League cracker staged at the Emirates Stadium to drop to second in the standings.

Arteta's men were desperate to secure a positive result during the clash in order to get their campaign back on track, having already dropped points against Everton and Brentford.

However, the north Londoners were unable to get the job done at home as they dropped points for the third successive time.

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Goals from Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish, and Erling Haaland sealed City a vital win, with Bukayo Saka earning the hosts a consolation from the spot.

Where Arsenal lost the game

Arteta has now taken stock of the outcome of the match and pinpointed where his side lost the match.

According to the Spaniard, his charges 'gifted' the visitors goals and were unable to convert their own.

Metro UK reports that Eddie Nketiah was particularly guilty of fluffing clear goalscoring chances in both halves.

"We lost it, and I say 'we' because we lost it. It was an incredible battle between two teams and when we had them, we just gave them the goals. Absolutely gave them the goals," Arteta told Amazon Prime via Metro UK.

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"And on the other hand, we had three big, big chances and we didn’t put them away and this was the difference," he added.

De Bruyne mocks Arsenal fans

Sports Brief also reported on Kevin De Bruyne mocking Arsenal fans to show his savage side, after a statement win by Man City at the Emirates Stadium.

The Belgian put on a man-of-the-match display to help his side win a close game, latching on to a poor pass from Takehiro Tomiyasu to score the first goal.

KDB was substituted late in the second half and as he passed by, smiled and winked at a section of the home fans who responded by throwing bottles at him.