{"id":239383,"date":"2026-04-20T02:54:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T02:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/arsenal-fc-better-be-prepared-for-epic-online-meltdown-following-crushing-loss-to-manchester-city\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T02:54:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T02:54:38","slug":"arsenal-fc-better-be-prepared-for-epic-online-meltdown-following-crushing-loss-to-manchester-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/arsenal-fc-better-be-prepared-for-epic-online-meltdown-following-crushing-loss-to-manchester-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal FC better be prepared for epic online meltdown following crushing loss to Manchester City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/teams\/arsenal_fc\/17465\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal FC\u00a0<\/a>fans may be sharing angry tweets with the team on the verge of collapse.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/teams\/manchester_city\/17450\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester City<\/a> forward Erling Haaland scored a clutch goal in the 65th minute of its home match against Arsenal on Sunday, which lifted the club to a 2-1 victory over its English Premier League rival. It&#8217;s a critical win for Manchester City (20-7-5, 67 points), which now trails league-leading Arsenal (21-7-5, 70 points) by just three points. That should leave the Gunners fan base feeling even more uptight with five matches remaining in Premier League play.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Arsenal&#8217;s loss to Manchester City creates even more reason for concern\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;The online meltdown will be epic,&#8221; CBS Sports&#8217; Troy Deeney said following Arsenal&#8217;s loss.<\/p>\n<p>The social media vitriol will only grow if Arsenal doesn&#8217;t get its act together heading into its match against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/teams\/newcastle_united\/17456\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newcastle United\u00a0<\/a>(12-6-15, 42 points) on Saturday. The team has now lost two of its last four matches. Manchester City, meanwhile, has won two of its past four matches, while the others ended in draws. Note: Wins count for three points in the Premier League, draws count for one, while losses yield none.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n    !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n    {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n    n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n    if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n    n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n    t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n    fbq('init', '1324276914788316');\n    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/articles\/arsenal_fc_better_be_prepared_for_epic_online_meltdown_following_crushing_loss_to_manchester_city\/s1_13132_43747152\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many Arsenal FC\u00a0fans may be sharing angry tweets with the team on the verge of collapse. Manchester City forward Erling Haaland scored a clutch goal in the 65th minute of its home match against Arsenal on Sunday, which lifted the club to a 2-1 victory over its English Premier League rival. 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