Manchester City fans arrived outside the Etihad Stadium ahead of the clash against Arsenal selling bottles of water with the Gunners' crest on them in a brutal gesture
16:38, 19 Apr 2026Updated 16:54, 19 Apr 2026
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Arsenal-branded water bottles were spotted outside the Etihad Stadium
Manchester City fans arrived outside the Etihad Stadium ahead of the Premier League top of the table clash armed with bottles of water with Arsenal's crest on them.
The Gunners take on City in what is set to be a crucial game in the destiny of the Premier League title this season. Arsenal are chasing their first title in 22 years and will have to get a result against Pep Guardiola's side to solidify their chances.
Arsenal are six points clear of City, although the Blues have a game in hand. Sunday's clash comes after a major weekend that swung the battle at the top as the Gunners lost at home to Bournemouth while City won at Chelsea.
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Those results heaped more pressure on Mikel Arteta's shoulders with City able to win the title if they win all of their remaining games and overcome a slight goal difference deficit.
Allowing City back into the title race has seen Arsenal billed as 'bottlers' after their Quadruple hunt fell apart. Defeat in the Carabao Cup final to City was followed by an FA Cup quarter-final exit at the hands of Southampton.
And in a bid to rattle the Arsenal fanbase further, City fans placed Arsenal-branded bottles outside the stadium.
During the build-up to the game, the bottles were seen all around the outside of the stadium, with one picture seeing one seller call the water "Arsenal tears".
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One City fan also went viral during the win at Stamford Bridge last Sunday for drinking water from a bottle that had an Arsenal badge on it.
The stunt risked backfiring massively if Arsenal had won the game but Rayan Cherki's magical dribble and finish put City ahead after 16 minutes.
But a horrific mistake from Gianluigi Donnarumma saw Kai Havertz close the City stopper down and deflect his clearance into the roof of the net to level the scores just two minutes later.