Arsenal overcome the odds Before we get to the red card – and don’t worry, we will get to it – let’s start with the positives from Sunday. Arsenal were given a real test at the Etihad. The Gunners generally start strong in away games, but in the opening exchanges here they were awful. Erling…
Arsenal were cruelly denied a monumental win at Premier League title rivals Manchester City on Sunday. Goals from Gabriel Magalhaes and Riccardo Calafiori at Etihad Stadium turned the game on its head after Erling Haaland had put the hosts in front, though substitute John Stones scored late on to salvage a point for City. The…
Mikel Arteta discusses Leandro Trossard’s red card decision Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta’s response to Leandro Trossard’s red card against Manchester City spoke volumes. The Belgian forward received an initial yellow card for a foul on Savinho in the first half, putting him on a disciplinary tightrope. Later in the half, Trossard was penalised for a foul before he cleared…
Mikel Arteta and his Arsenal players are probably equally as proud as they are disappointed following their 2-2 draw against Manchester City at the Etihad. Arsenal had the three points in their grasp after defending remarkably for 45 minutes, a plan hatched by Arteta at half-time. But eventually the Gunners succumbed to the City pressure, unable…
Arsenal suffered late heartbreak against Manchester City. Arsenal were able to take a 2-1 lead into the break at the Etihad Stadium. However, Leandro Trossard’s red card on the stroke of half-time meant that Mikel Arteta had to adopt a far more defensive game plan for the second period. Micah Richards praised Arsenal for their defensive effort, with David Raya impressing again as…
Pep has said you’re one of the best teams in the world. What’s your reaction to that? They are probably the best in the world. We had a very difficult start. We struggled to control certain spaces we didn’t have enough ability to get out of the first 25, 30 meters of the pitch which…
Gary Lineker was left stunned as two players set unwanted Premier League records in Arsenal’s thrilling draw with Manchester City. Title rivals Man City and Arsenal played out an entertaining and controversial 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Man City made a quick start to the fixture, taking the lead inside ten minutes thanks to Erling Haaland, who raced through…
Myles Lewis-Skelly was just one Arsenal player to be reprimanded by Michael Oliver during a pulsating 2-2 draw with Manchester City. And that yellow card came before the youngster actually made it on to the pitch for a first senior appearance amid an intense Premier League showdown between two title rivals. The Gunners battled hard to leave the Etihad Stadium…
Arsenal drew 2-2 with Manchester City in a game filled with drama and controversy, as Mikel Arteta’s side went down to 10 men. There has been plenty of focus on refereeing decisions when it comes to delaying restarts, after Declan Rice was given a controversial red card against Brighton. Rice was bizarrely sent off after it was…
Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya was hailed as the ‘best in the world’ after he starred in the thrilling 2-2 draw with Premier League champions Manchester City. While Man City scored an incredibly late equaliser to deny Mikel Arteta a famous win and preserve their unbeaten start to the new season, even sealing a point was a good achievement for an Arsenal team…
The Arsenal players, coaches and fans will be leaving Manchester with mixed emotions – a team who were so close to delivering a historical win at the Etihad. Instead, Arsenal had to accept a point, one that was earnt in exceptionally hard circumstances after Leandro Trossard’s red card. The incident wasn’t as controversial as Declan Rice’s second…
Arsenal produced a monumental defensive effort in the second half against Manchester City on Sunday afternoon. As Leandro Trossard was sent off on the stroke of half-time, with Arsenal 2-1 up, Mikel Arteta’s side faced 45 minutes of trying to hold Manchester City at bay with just ten men. The North London club produced a valiant effort. The reigning…