‘That half was a disgrace’: Arsenal enter record books as Sheffield United ripped after 6-0 loss
Arsenal entered the record books as a 6-0 demolition of Sheffield United on Tuesday kept the Gunners on Liverpool and Manchester City’s tails in the Premier League title race.
Martin Odegaard, Jayden Bogle’s own goal, Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz and Declan Rice put the visitors 5-0 at half-time before Ben White rounded off the scoring.
Sky Sports News’ Ben Ransom described it as “ruthless versus toothless”.
“It’s been as one-sided a contest as we’ve ever seen in Premier League history,” he added.
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Mikel Arteta’s men become the first side to ever win three consecutive away games in the English top-flight by five or more goals.
By contrast, Sheffield United also set a new record by becoming the first English top-flight side to concede five or more goals in three straight home matches.
Former Liverpool defender Jammie Carragher did not hold back after the opening half, declaring he could not “think of anything worse I’ve ever seen in a first half of football”.
“That half was a disgrace,” he said on Sky Sports.
“One of the most one-sided games I’ve ever seen. And the fact you come back on this half conceding five in your last two games and against Brighton in the FA Cup.”
Arsenal’s stunning streak of 31 goals in seven consecutive Premier League wins since a winter break has at least built up a big advantage over their rivals should the title be decided on goal difference.
They remain in third, just two points behind leaders Liverpool and one adrift of defending champions City.
However, Arteta’s men can go top with victory at home to Brentford on Saturday ahead of Sunday’s showdown between Liverpool and City at Anfield.
There appeared little doubt over the outcome from the first whistle
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