KAI Havertz vowed to become "the biggest fan of
Leandro Trossard's first-half goal earned Arsenal only their second topflight win at Old Trafford in 17 years and restored their one-point lead over champions
City have a game in hand on Tuesday at Spurs, who can do their north
"We had only one job today and that was winning. Maybe it wasn't the prettiest one but we defended well," said Havertz, who set up Trossard's tap-in.
"We have to win every single game because City are keeping up the pressure, but it's so nice to be in that race. One game to go for us.
"Everything is possible. I'm going to be the biggest fan of
Arsenal could have been out of the title race before next Sunday's final round if they had failed to win and City had built an unassailable lead by beating
Instead, victory over a patched-up United side limping to the end of the campaign saw
"We are really happy to win. The difference was the high stakes," said Arteta, who also admitted he would be rooting for Spurs in midweek.
"Today we wanted to open that door.
We need that result in order to achieve it and on top of that we have to do our job. It's football, there are always possibilities."
Arsenal looked nervy and their sloppy play almost gifted United an early goal, only for Rasmus Hojlund to slip as he shot. But it was Trossard who scored first, arriving late to tuck in Havertz's cutback for a fourth goal in five games after makeshift United centre-back Casemiro played the German onside.
The visitors tested home goalkeeper Andre Onana sporadically after the break, but each time he was equal to efforts from
Manager
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