
Donnarumma emphasized that Manchester City will continue to apply pressure on Arsenal until the end of the season.
Arsenal's unexpected 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth provided Manchester City with a boost in their pursuit of the title.
Arsenal lost to Bournemouth with a score of 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium.
Manchester City's next match is against Chelsea, following Arsenal's defeat to Bournemouth.
Gianluigi Donnarumma has stated that Manchester City will keep pushing Arsenal in the title race despite the title being out of their hands. Arsenal's recent 2-1 loss to Bournemouth has given City a boost ahead of their match against Chelsea.
Gianluigi Donnarummaâs title race message to Manchester City squad as Arsenal suffer shock Bournemouth loss
Manchester City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma has insisted the Blues will continue to put pressure on Premier League leaders Arsenal till the end of the season.
The Gunners suffered a significant stumble on Saturday afternoon, falling to a shock 2-1 home defeat to Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium, handing City an unexpected boost heading into Sundayâs crucial meeting with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Manchester City head down south with momentum they have not felt since the early stages of the campaign, having lost significant ground in the title race in March courtesy of back-to-back draws with Nottingham Forest and West Ham.
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The Blues beat Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley and demolished Liverpool 4-0 in the FA Cup quarter-final at the Etihad Stadium in successive recent outings, with Pep Guardiola returning to the dugout in west London this weekend after serving a two-game touchline ban.
Donnarumma has been a near ever-present this season since joining from Paris Saint-Germain for ÂŁ26 million on deadline day last summer and has spoken openly in recent days of the profound effect Guardiola has had on his development â describing the experience of working with the Catalan as something that âuntil you live it, youâll never understand.â
In conversation with Manchester Cityâs official media channels ahead of Sundayâs trip to Stamford Bridge, Donnarumma was candid about the scale of the challenge ahead while refusing to concede the title race is over.
âYou feel it,â the 27-year-old goalkeeper said of the pressure bearing down on the domestic treble chasing squad in the final weeks of the campaign.
âThe destiny is no longer in our hands but weâll try to hang on until the end and put pressure on them (Arsenal). But these two games (Chelsea and Arsenal in the Premier League) are important.
âItâs always going to be complicated. It will be difficult because going there (to Stamford Bridge) is never easy. We hope to get a great result, itâs very important for the title race.â
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Arsenalâs defeat to Bournemouth on Saturday means the gap between the two clubs has now been reduced, with City having the chance to cut the deficit further with three points at Stamford Bridge.
Manchester City assistant coach Pepijn Lijnders has already rallied the squad to keep up the pressure on Arsenal after putting Liverpool to the sword last week, insisting the Blues must kick on from their recent cup heroics and take their form into Premier League run-in.
Donnarumma himself has been integral to Cityâs recent run, saving a Mohamed Salah penalty in the 4-0 victory over Liverpool last weekend in what was another assured display from the Italy international between the sticks.
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With Arsenal having now shown signs of the kind of faltering form that City supporters had been hoping for, Donnarummaâs words capture the mood within the dressing room perfectly â cautious optimism, a clear-eyed understanding of what still needs to be done and a collective refusal to surrender the race without a fight.
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