Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte joked that he can 'smell' a third straight Premier League title after seeing Arsenal lose against Brighton.
City took a major step towards the title on Sunday, opening up a four-point gap on their main rivals with a 3-0 win at Everton. An inspired Ilkay Gundogan netted two wonderful goals at Goodison Park, setting up Erling Haaland for a clinical header in between.
Pep Guardiola's side then watched on as Arsenal fell to the same scoreline at the Emirates, thanks to goals from Julio Enciso, Deniz Undav and Pervis Estupinan. The Gunners have just six points left to play for, with City able to confirm top spot with a win at home to Chelsea next weekend.
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Shortly after Arsenal's defeat was confirmed, Laporte tweeted a meme of former WWE star The Rock with the caption underneath reading: "MMMMMMMMM I CAN SMELL IT".
However the Spanish international remained more neutral when replying to a fan who suggested the trophy was 'home already'. "Never, we still have to work for it," he tweeted.
Three points at home to Chelsea on Sunday will see City crowned Premier League champions for a fifth time in six seasons, and Guardiola's men could even see their place confirmed before kick-off, should Arsenal lose at Nottingham Forest on the Saturday.
Speaking after his side were dismantled by Brighton, Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegaard admitted there was 'no hope' of catching City, following a blip in form that has seen Mikel Arteta's side win just two from their last seven games.
"Yeah, it feels like that," Odegaard told Sky Sports when asked if the title race is over. "It’s going to be very difficult now, to be honest, so it’s a tough one to take. It’s not a good feeling at the moment, the way we played - especially in the second half - I don’t know what happened to be honest but it’s a big, big disappointment. It feels like there is no hope now."
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