It’s not the best game so far Premier League and is not one of those that creates fans, but it is no less important to the fans of Arsenal considering the final result (1-0). The team led by Mikel Arteta was imposed this Sunday on City of Manchester of Pep Guardiola thanks to a single so much of Martinelli with the help of Nathan Ake in the 86th minute, when things seemed to end at 0-0. And thanks to this, the Gunners entered the break with the lead in the English league with Tottenham with a 2 point advantage to himself city.
It was enough for him to start the ball rolling on Emirates Stadium to realize that this Sunday is not just another game. Both of them, accustomed to dominating their rivals with the ball, tried to control from the start, and the result was a wonderful exchange that the neutral spectator appreciated, knowing that it would be a great spectacle. But the truth is, in terms of scoring opportunities, it’s not a match to explain to someone how exciting football is.
From the first part, more than that Nathan Ake forgiven 0-1 in the 4th minute for failing to push the ball into the net while one and a half meters from the goal line, the most notable was Mateo. Kovacic Twice he had impunity from the referee. He could have been sent off as many as twice for more than just hard tackles, but the coach decided that a Arsenal-City It had to be played eleven against eleven from start to finish.
It was 0-0 at half-time and no matter how much they moved the pieces Guardiola and Arteta The script of the game is almost unchanged. The balance could have tipped for either side and it did so in Arsenal’s interests in the 86th minute. Martinelli made space on the balcony of the area and tried his luck, finding good fortune that, on his way to the goal, , caught the ball Ake just and necessary to eliminate a Ederson with nothing to do but watch as the leather kissed the pantyhose. This is the only goal seen yesterday at Emirates Stadium. It was a single goal that was enough for Gunner fans who had seen their team lose the last 12 times they faced the team to erupt in joy. City of Manchester in the Premier League. Arteta gave up on Guardiola every time they met in the league. But this Sunday Mikel won and Pep lost.
ARSENAL
10
CITY OF MANCHESTER
1.- Arsenal: Drawing; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko (Tomiyasu, min. 75); Odegaard, Jorginho (Partey, min. 75), Rice; Gabriel Jesús, Nketiah (Havertz, min. 75) and Trossard (Martinelli, min. 46).
0.- Manchester City: Ederson; Walker, Dias, Aké, Guardiol; Lewis (Stones, min. 68), Kovacic (Matheus Nunes, min. 68); Bernardo Silva, Julián Álvarez (Doku, min. 68), Foden; and Haaland.
The objectives: 1-0, min. 87: Martinelli.
Referee: Michael Oliver. He showed yellow cards to Jorginho (min. 11) and Gabriel Jesús (min. 94) for Arsenal and Bernardo Silva (min. 23), Kovacic (min. 29) and Ederson (min. 94) for Manchester City .
Happenings: match corresponding to the eighth day of the Premier League played at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium in front of nearly 55,000 spectators.
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Source: La Verdad
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