Arsenal shared points with reigning Premier League champion Manchester City. The match ended in a draw, and both sides did enough to impress their fans. Although there were some controversial situations, it was one of the best Premier League matches. There is no doubt about that.
When John Stones scored the late equalizer, all the Manchester City fans went out of control. In the mean time, City forward Erling Halaand also celebrated the goal in his own way.
This celebration has created a massive controversy at the Etihad Stadium. Some Arsenal fans are not happy with this action. The match was full of entertaining moments and rivalries.
No one expected that this match would end in a draw, but things didn’t turn out as everyone expected. According to Mirror, Arsenal remains undefeated and is sitting in fourth place.
Manchester City vs. Arsenal: in details
At the beginning of the match, City’s Norwegian goal machine, Erling Halaand, scored the opening goal. This goal invoked the Gunners to make a comeback in the game. Italian defender Riccardo Calafiori scored the opening goal for Arsenal. From the edge of the penalty box, he took a long-range effort, and it went in. This was truly a perfect goal from the new signing. He curled the ball with his preferred left foot, and the ball traveled away from the Manchester City goalkeeper.
After a few minutes, Arsenal scored again. But this time, Gabriel Magalhaes scored a header from the corner. After this goal, Arsenal fans thought that they were going to win the match. But they forgot that they are up against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.
As the Cityzens went 1 goal down, the match took a different twist. In a few minutes, City were attacking with all their forces. They crowded the entire penalty area.
As the clock was ticking towards the end of the full 90 minutes, John Stones scored from a rebound. This goal made a huge blow to Arsenal supporters. And even the former Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart was watching the game from the commentator box. As City scored the equalizer, Joe Hart yelled at former Arsenal forward Ian Wright. This indicates the importance of that goal.
On the other hand, Erling Halaand was busy doing some things. After the goal, the Norwegian took the ball from the net and threw it to Gabriel’s head. This didn’t go unnoticed. After this incident, both sides clashed with each other.
Already there was some beef-up between the two sides. This incident made things worse. In the first half, Rodri collided with Arsenal attacker Kai Havertz, and the former got injured. Later, there was some clash between Savinho and Trossard.
Stories behind the scene
After the game, Pep Guardiola said that they got to know the level of their title contender, and they completely accepted the challenge. When that incident happened on the pitch, Mikel Arteta became furious and tried to sort things out with the referee. If he would have caused more problems, the referee would have booked him.
But the interesting fact is that no actions were taken against Erling Halaand for his inappropriate behavior. When Cole Palmer kicked the ball on a banner, he got a yellow card. The rules should be equally maintained for every player.
When the reporters asked Mikel Arteta about these incidents, he replied that he doesn’t want to comment anything on these things. From this match, it can be predicted that there will be close competition between Manchester City and Arsenal. Other teams like Chelsea, Spurs, and Liverpool can also join them, but they need to be consistent like these two.
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