What The World Was Like The Last Time Arsenal Beat Manchester City at The Etihad

After pouring through the Manchester City vs Arsenal head-to-head records to try and decipher what may unfold this weekend, you have to rewind almost a decade to find the last time Arsenal beat Manchester City at the Etihad.

When Was the Last Time Arsenal Beat Manchester City at the Etihad?

You have to rewind the clocks all the way back to January 2015 in order to find the last time Arsenal prevailed at the Etihad.

That 2-0 win, courtesy of goals from Olivier Giroud and Santi Cazorla, was also their first in Manchester since 2002 at the time. It also signalled a first away win against the defending champions by more than a single goal margin for 26 years.

Manchester City have since gone on to win five league titles under Pep Guardiola, setting countless domestic records for points, goals and winning runs, while cementing their place firmly among the greatest sides to have ever graced the Premier League.

Eight consecutive wins at home for Man City against the Gunners across all competitions makes for grim reading for the current league leaders, although Mikel Arteta’s side have seemingly made a habit of ridding themselves from voodoo this season.

Most notably, Gabriel Martinelli’s late winner in a breathless tie back in October handed Arsenal their first league victory over City since 2015’s meeting – home or away. That came not long after they trumped Guardiola’s serial winners in the Community Shield, which was an early indicator of their renewed title credentials for another season.

It is also worth noting that no team has picked up more points than Arsenal against the ‘traditional top six’ this season, remaining unbeaten across six fixtures.

Sunday’s clash feel momentous, and will hammer another dent in the make-up of the title run-in. It pits an Arsenal team who have won the most points from scoring first this term, against a City team who have failed to lose when taking the lead.

Manchester City vs Arsenal Head-to-Head Record

What The World Was Like The Last Time Arsenal Beat Manchester City at The Etihad

• Terrorist attack on the offices of satirical newspaper “Charlie Hebdo” in Paris kills 12 less than two weeks before.
• Cristiano Ronaldo wins his third Ballon D’or in the week leading up to Arsenal’s victory.
• Award-winning musical “Hamilton” premieres for the first time in New York two days after.
• Malaysia officially declares the disappearance of missing flight MH370 an accident at the end of January.
• Southampton finished the gameweek in third place – a far cry from their relegation to the Championship last season.
• Pep Guardiola was still managing in Germany with Bayern Munich.
• Arsenal hadn’t finished outside the top four since 1996.
• The Gunners were knocked out of the Champions League in the round of 16 by Monaco two months later.