The strong rivalry between the two football clubs has been on the rise since 2010. Manchester City last season snatched the EPL title from the Gunners after taking advantage of Arsenal’s inconsistencies during the peak period of the League.
The defending champions of the English Premier League, Manchester City were saved in the 98th minute of the fierce game against Arsenal football club on Sunday evening.
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A lovable true pass from Savio Moreira de Olivera to Erling Haaland led to a 9th-minute goal that kept the Citizen ahead till the 22nd-minute when Riccardo Calafiori got revenge by simply placing a shot close to the 18-yard box after receiving an assist from Gabriel Martinelli. The 9th-minute goal from Haaland saw him hit his 100th goal in 104 appearances at Manchester City.
Pulses rose, celebrations went a bit lit, and the game’s tempo became more advanced when Gabriel Magalhaes headed a goal into the net of Man City, one minute into the added time of the first half. The header brought chaos to the Etihad Stadium as the atmosphere became more tense. Eight minutes into the added time of the first half, Leandro Trossard got a second yellow in the game after he committed a foul. Sending Trossard off the field of play brought huge reactions both on and off the pitch. Arsenal became one man down and the scoreline was “ Man City 1-2 Arsenal”, at halftime.
Trying to hold on to the win and possibly trying to bite using a bit of a counter-attack style of play if any slight possibility arose, Mikel Arteta opted for the option of sacrificing Bukayo Saka for Ben White. The Gunners became more solid on the defense line. The walls were too strong and impenetrable for City. The second half was full of pressure from the Citizens. Ball possession for Manchester City was 77%, a total of 33 shots with 11 on target was a clear fact that the Citizens were up and doing in the tussle match.
Just at the point when Guardiola and his boys were on the verge of surrendering the 3 points to Arsenal, John Stones came through and saved the day. His 98th-minute goal was just enough to share the story of a fight till the end for City
Under Pep Guardiola, City had won the English Premier League in 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2021/2022, 2022/2023, and 2023/2024. Since he was appointed City’s manager, Guardiola has set many records like being the first manager to win four consecutive League cups (Carabao Cups), the most goals scored in a premier League Season under him (106 goals, 2017/2018), most points in a single Premier League Season (100 points), most consecutive away wins in the history of Premier League, and had Man City reach 100 Premier League goals under a single manager.
His exceptional coaching style has been highly effective in the club. Some of his introduced patterns include a Tiki-taka style of play, high pressuring/counter-attacking, inverted full-backs, and a false 9 striker role.
