'All Arsenal's fixtures now look like biggest game of season'

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Arsenal academy graduate and former Premier League striker Jay Bothroyd says the Gunners' performance in Sunday's defeat by Manchester City was "really good" but the game was decided in big moments.

Eberechi Eze hit the post and Kai Havertz saw his effort saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma when through on goal with the scores level in the second half, before the latter headed a late chance to equalise over the bar.

"It was a really good performance," Bothroyd told BBC Radio 5 Live breakfast.

"I don't think we can fault it. They worked really hard, they battled. The first half was a little bit cagey but it would be for both teams.

"As the game went on, City started to control possession but Eze has that great effort which I thought was in. Those games are all about moments and Havertz had two big moments in that second half. The one on one and that header at the end and that's the difference. You didn't see Erling Haaland involved in play all game. He was battling with Gabriel but he wasn't in the game.

"Then he turns up with a goal.

"City don't have to play well to win games. What they have now is momentum and confidence. When you look at Arsenal's fixtures, they all now seem like the biggest game of the season and you're looking at them with trepidation rather than confidence.

"I think both teams will drop points between now and the season but it just feels the stakes are higher for Arsenal."

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