If so, Erling Braut Haaland will be the first Norwegian to win the English Premier League since Ole Gunnar Solskjær in 2007. After Manchester City – convincingly – beat Everton 3-0 earlier on Sunday, the pressure was really on Arsenal. But Martin Ødegaard & co. failed to respond, and suffered a 0-3 loss at home to Brighton. – It feels as if the title was smoked. It’s going to be very difficult now. This one is tough to take. It feels like there is no hope now, says Ødegaard to Sky Sports. Julio Enciso, Deniz Undav and Pervis Estupiñán scored the goals that probably crushed Arsenal’s title dream. DISAPPOINTED: Martin Ødegaard was way down after the game against Brighton. Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP – This is the end Although the ball is round, miracles can happen and there are still football matches to be played, the experts are more or less completely in agreement: Now Manchester City will be league champions. – This is the end of Arsenal’s title hunt, states former Manchester United Gary Neville. – Arsenal never recovered from that 1-0 score. The little air they had in the balloon disappeared and Brighton played the game with ease. It is situations like this that simply decide a title fight. Most likely, City would have been league champions anyway, as things stand now, but now they will be next weekend, says Pål André Helland in the Viaplay studio. – Arsenal look like they are exhausted, both physically and mentally. They have made a good attempt this season, but they fall short, says Roy Keane in the Sky Sports studio. – This was a game Arsenal had to win, but they didn’t play their own game. They lacked energy. I’m sorry to say it, but I think it’s unthinkable that City won’t take the league gold now, adds Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira. Long before Estupiñan’s extra-time goal, the Arsenal supporters had started to leave the stadium, knowing that the golden dream was probably shattered this Sunday. Manchester City can be crowned league champions next weekend. Here you can see how everything went wrong for Arsenal: One win away There are now four points between the league leaders and Arsenal, and Manchester City still have one less game to play. Arsenal have just two games left in the season. In other words: Manchester City is one win – or another Arsenal loss – away from league gold. Arsenal face Nottingham Forest away at 6.30pm on Saturday. Should Arsenal do the job there, Manchester City can secure the gold in front of their own fans the following day: Manchester City face Chelsea, who have struggled mightily this season, at home at the Etihad. That match kicks off at 17:00 on Sunday. PREVIOUS NORMAN: Ole Gunnar Solskjær with the Premier League trophy in 2007. He is currently the last Norwegian to win the English league. Photo: PHIL NOBLE / Reuters Haaland has, to put it mildly, been an important piece in his debut season in England. Against Everton, the record man scored his 36th league goal. He has a staggering 52 goals in all competitions this season. Full control Erling Braut Haaland was little involved, but still set the tone in Manchester City’s victory over Everton. The Norwegian top scorer scored with only his third touch of the ball when the match was 37 minutes old. Haaland was left alone inside the Everton box when Ilkay Gündogan lifted the ball in from the left. The Norwegian rose to the air and scored Manchester City’s second goal of the day. Erling Braut Haaland scored a goal against Everton. Earlier, the aforementioned Gündogan had sent Manchester City into the lead, and the same man scored the last goal. With 3-0 on the scoreboard, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola could afford to rest some players before the return match against Real Madrid, and Haaland was replaced twelve minutes before full-time. GOOD HUG: Haaland and Guardiola celebrated the victory against Everton. Photo: LINDSEY PARNABY / AFP Chasing the treble Guardiola was well pleased with the performance of his men, despite the fact that the game ended up in the middle of the semi-final matches against Real Madrid in the Champions League. – Semi-final in the Champions League at home against Real Madrid, what to say? I told the players that they have to try to relax and just do what they have been doing for the last four or five years,” said Guardiola. It is simply a gigantic week ahead for Haaland and his teammates in light blue. On Wednesday, on Norway’s national day, they meet Real Madrid in the second and decisive semi-final of the Champions League. There it is wide open after the first match in Madrid ended 1-1. Manchester City is chasing a historic triple feat, which no one has managed since Manchester United in 1999. And the opportunities are good for Haaland & co.: They are now one win away from the league gold, can secure a place in the Champions League final on Wednesday and meet city rivals Manchester United in the FA the cup final at the beginning of June. And at the same time, Haaland is now eleven goals away from touching Dixie Dean’s “impossible record” of 63 goals in one season in English football.
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