Mikel Arteta has every reason to feel worried after the Arsenal-Manchester City controversy. MANCHESTER CITY 2–2 ARSENAL Pep Guardiola's side is still leading the Premier League following their dramatic draw with Arsenal, but the Gunners have sent a significant signal to their title contenders.
This one has far-reaching consequences. But one thing is certain: Arsenal is closing the gap on Manchester City and may possibly have the upper hand. Arsenal came so close to victory with ten men. They put up a valiant rearguard action that only crumbled after a 98th-minute goalmouth scramble, leaving City to celebrate a last-gasp draw.City had run out of ideas, had nowhere to go, and then got lucky with a deflection that dropped to John Stones, who scored. The goal felt inevitable because it kept City at the top of the table and just added to Arsenal's sense of injustice.
Leandro Trossard was sent off for two yellow cards, the second for kicking the ball away during first-half injury time. Given that Declan Rice had received his marching orders for doing the same thing the previous month, it seemed illogical. However, referee Michael Oliver did not issue a yellow card in the first half when Jeremy Doku kicked the ball away, delaying a restart.
Is Mikel Arteta right to be upset? Definitely. Should he be paranoid about decisions? It's starting to look like it. Managers simply want consistency. That simply fueled the fire between the two sets of players, escalating the title rivalry even further. That is a tribute to Arsenal, because incumbent champions are only defeated by teams they perceive as a threat.Forget Arteta's friendship with Pep Guardiola. Or the fact that they exchanged hugs after the final whistle. Now they are the Premier League's main opponents, and the apprentice is vying for the sorcerer's crown.
Arsenal will be disappointed to have conceded a goal so late on, but given that they were away from home at Atalanta in the Champions League last Thursday night, this was still an outstanding result and effort.The second half became a training ground exercise, pitting the Premier League's finest offensive against the greatest defensive. It was exciting, engrossing, and infuriating since games are rarely fair when one team has ten men. This was a far cry from last March's stalemate because Arsenal had led and appeared to be on their way to victory until Trossard was sent off. They needed to park the bus.
Arsenal shown excellent maturity, not least because they fell behind after only nine minutes, when Erling Haaland scored for City after latching onto Savinho's through ball.Incredibly, that was Haaland's 100th City goal in only 105 games. Ilkay Gundogan then hit the post with a free kick, and it appeared that City would dominate Arsenal. However, Arsenal roared back. Arteta had chosen Riccardo Calafiori to start over Ben White, who was injured. It also paid out dividends. Thomas Partey took a quick free kick, Gabriel Martinelli set it up, and Calafiori smashed home a fantastic curling left foot shot that went inside the far post.
City were properly upset since the referee had gathered the captains before Partey's free kick, and Kyle Walker was out of position. It's not a good day for Oliver.Arsenal took the lead in the first half during injury time. Bukayo Saka's deep corner sparked confusion, Martinelli and William Saliba stopped defenders, and Gabriel blasted home. The visitors should have gone into halftime boosted, but they botched it. Trossard, who had been booked for pulling Savinho, received his second yellow card. Arsenal went crazy.
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