Man City legend Vincent Kompany's clear verdict on Arsenal win and Erling Haaland admission

Vincent Kompany believes the Premier League title is Manchester City's to lose after their victory over Arsenal after seeing his old side first hand as he believes Erling Haaland is now starting to work hard upfront.

City swept the Gunners aside at the Etihad Stadium last night as momentum in the title race truly shifted in their favour with a 4-1 win. Kevin De Bruyne's brace, a header from John Stones and a goal from Haaland ensured the victory, with Rob Holding netting what proved to be a consolation for the Gunners.

Arsenal are two points ahead of City at the top of the table, but Pep Guardiola's side have two games in hand on the Gunners. They will be four points clear of Mikel Arteta's side if they win both.

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Kompany returned to the Etihad Stadium earlier this season in the FA Cup in charge of Burnley, who have gained promotion back to the Premier League with the Championship title after a remarkable campaign. The Clarets were beaten 6-0 on that occasion.

Kompany was at the Etihad last night to see his old side beat the Gunners and admitted the game made him feel better about the Clarets' result. He believes that the title could well be City's to lose this campaign as he commented on what he saw from Haaland in last night's performance.

He said: “I was at the stadium and it made me feel a little bit better about our game there. When we played there it was a little bit of a reality check, but you had that first half where we thought we’re not that bad and the second half, it was just boomf.

“Then you start not just questioning because we never question, but then you start thinking about how much the gap is that you