Arsenal took foot off the gas against Manchester City, says Iwobi

The forward said his team rested on their laurels, following their 2-1 defeat to the Citizen, but assured that the Gunners will continue fighting.

Arsenal took their foot off the gas against Manchester City and they were punished for it, Nigeria international Alex Iwobi has revealed.

Arsene Wenger’s men bowed 2-1 to fellow title challengers on Sunday, despite taking the lead at the Etihad Stadium.

The Gunners took the lead after five minutes through Theo Walcott, but the hosts clawed back to secure maximum points in the second half courtesy of Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling’s strikes.
“I guess you could say we took our foot off the gas,” Iwobi told club website.

“Man City took advantage very well in the second half. We were up against a tough side, we were just unfortunate to not keep the win.

“We started off very well but we weren’t able to keep it up in the second half and we were very unfortunate.”

Despite the defeat that saw them drop to fourth on the log, the forward is confident that the Emirates Stadium giants can bounce back to challenge for the English topflight diadem.

“We’re gonna keep on going, fight until the end and see where we go,” he continued.
“We’ll just have to continue how we were playing at the start of the season.

“We just have to continue the way we were playing at the start of the season. We just have to get that back and kick on now and prepare well for the next game.”