JACK GREALISH and Thomas Partey came to blows towards the end of Manchester City’s clash with Arsenal.
Pep Guardiola’s men were coasting towards a 3-0 victory when the pair threatened to boil over at the Etihad.
Jack Grealish nudged Thomas Partey after he had been fouled by Bernardo Silva
Partey stormed over to Grealish and shoved his hand in his face
Partey then squared up to Grealish as the pair came to blowsRex
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Partey was scythed down by Bernardo Silva, before Grealish needlessly nudged into the back of the Arsenal midfielder.
The Gunners man stumbled but kept his feet and then stormed over to Grealish.
He thrust himself at the ex-Aston Villa ace, knocking Grealish back before the England international reacted in a fiery manner.
The pair were then quickly pulled apart by Bukayo Saka and a number of other players from both sides.
Referee Michael Oliver ended up booking both Grealish and Partey.
And Partey was fortunate not to be shown a second yellow card late on when he hauled down Erling Haaland.
It came in a fiery game which saw Arsenal fans calling for Ruben Dias to be sent off when he kicked out at Ben White.
But he got away with just a caution as Man City avoided being reduced to 10 men at the end of the first half.
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The match ended 4-1 after Rob Holding pulled back a consolation for the visitors, before Haaland netted his 49th goal of the season.
The result leaves Man City two points adrift of Arsenal with two games in hand.
And it puts Guardiola’s side firmly in the driving seat ahead of their final seven games of the league season.
The treble is also still very much on as they are into the semi-finals of the Champions League and final of the FA Cup.