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Arsenal fans, come and collect your "special package" of anxiety! I hope you people enjoyed your small nine-point lead while it lasted, because the "Blue Moon" has finally woken up. While you were busy jubilating after beating Sunderland last weekend, thinking the league was "game over," Pep Guardiola was in the lab cooking the recipe for your downfall. Tonight at the Etihad, the real "landlords" of the Premier League are back to work!

If you are a Gunner and you are reading this, just go and buy a fan and point it at your chest, because the "jitters" have officially started. You thought City were finished after that shaky start to 2026, but after that dramatic late win against Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, the momentum has shifted. City are currently on 50 points, and with Arsenal sitting on 56, a win against Fulham tonight brings that gap to just three points. Three!

You people said Pep was scared of Anfield. Well, explain what happened in the 93rd minute on Sunday! Even after Szoboszlai scored that "wicked" free-kick, City did not panic. Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland showed why they are champions. That 2-1 win wasn't just three points; it was a message to North London: "We are breathing down your necks!"

Tonight, Fulham is coming to the Etihad. I know Alex Iwobi and Emile Smith Rowe want to help their "old school" Arsenal, but let’s be real, they are entering a lion’s den. Man City haven't lost to Fulham since before some of you started watching football! It’s not a question of if City wins, but how many Haaland will score to boost his Golden Boot race.

Mikel Arteta is a great "student," but he’s about to face a Masterclass in pressure. Arsenal don't play until Thursday against Brentford. Can you imagine the "bottling" energy in the Arsenal dressing room tonight when they see the table and realize City are just one game away from catching them? The sleep tonight will be very expensive for the Gunners!

They said he was "passive" at the start of the year. They said he was "lagging." But with that 93rd-minute penalty against Liverpool, the robot has been rebooted. Haaland is back, and when he starts smelling the blood of a title race, he doesn't stop. Fulham’s defense is about to be "formatted" by the Norwegian goal machine.

Rodri is back to his best, and Bernardo Silva is playing like he has four lungs. While Arsenal are relying on new boys, City are using "Senior Men" who have won four titles in a row. Experience is something you can't buy at the Emirates, and tonight, City will show that they know how to navigate the "February/March" bend better than anyone else.

Did you see that save against Mac Allister? Gianluigi Donnarumma has officially settled into the City goal. If you think you can just score "anyhow" against this defense, you are joking. With Marc Guéhi and the returning Ruben Dias holding the line, City look more solid than they have all season. The "leaky" defense of January is gone!

Arsenal fans are shouting "We are still ahead!" Abeg, keep quiet! You still have to come to the Etihad in April. You still have the North London Derby. You have Champions League fatigue coming. Three points in Pep's hands is like ₦500 in the pocket of a billionaire, it means the comeback is already complete.

Arsenal’s consistency is usually a "short-term loan." We’ve seen this movie before, you lead for 248 days and then "bottle" it when the weather gets warm. City, on the other hand, are the kings of the "Winning Run." Once they start winning in February, they don't stop until they are lifting the trophy in May.

I can bet my last ₦2,000 that Arteta is watching the Fulham match tonight with his heart in his mouth. He knows that if Pep wins tonight, the psychological war is lost. The "Master" is chasing the "Apprentice," and we all know how that story ends in the movies.

The gap is closing. The "Blue Moon" is rising. Haaland is hungry. Pep is smiling. If you think you’ve won the league because you beat Sunderland, you are in for a very rude awakening. By 10:00 PM tonight, the Premier League table will look very, very different!

Arsenal fans, come and tell us how you are not scared!

When Arsenal needed to have taken advantages of man city fall, they were busy crawling

But man city go still flop

This is Arsenal season. The league is ours. Haters should wait till next year.
Up gunners

Omoawoke:
When Arsenal needed to have taken advantages of man city fall, they were busy crawling

But man city go still flop

City are just 3 points behind.. Beware!!!

Gunayo:
This is Arsenal season. The league is ours. Haters should wait till next year.
Up gunners

Hope you have seen that City are just 3 points behind you and you are still going to the Etihad!

Dantesi:
Hope you have seen that City are just 3 points behind you and you are still going to the Etihad!

And so, after wolves game, Arsenal will be 9 points ahead.

Gunayo:
And so, after wolves game, Arsenal will be 9 points ahead.

Arsenal are bottlers!!