This is not the first time! This is how Arteta learned to stop City

Arsenal started their visit to the Etihad Stadium 0-0 and, after beating them 1-0 in the first round match at the Emirates Stadium, becomes the third team capable of not conceding a single goal in two Premier League games in the same season against Manchester City since Pep Guardiola took over in 2016. Only recently This was achieved by Manchester United (2020-2021) and Crystal Palace (2021-2022).

Mikel Arteta, who was Guardiola’s second in command at City between 2016 and 2019, approached today’s game by planting his defense in his place and it paid off despite the fact that the approach was moving away from the attacking football that characterizes it. at Arsenal.

“I’m not very happy”

“There’s no way you can be completely happy,” Arteta said after the game, as not getting the three points allowed Liverpool to overtake Arsenal at the top. “But I think today we took a big step,” He immediately added about the Gunners’ chances of winning the Premier League for the first time since 2004.

“We experienced playing here last season (Arsenal lost 4-1) and today we came out in a different way,” Arteta studied. “We played in an extraordinary way and In other parts of the game we could have done better, especially with the ball in the final third.”

The Basque coach highlighted the great performance of his players to carry out his exceptional approach: “Their commitment, their discipline in defense, when we were at the top of the field, we won the ball several times. Then, when they broke the match . pressure, We came back and stood firm at the back.”

Arteta, proud of this data

Arteta stressed that “we have been very good. The last time City didn’t score at home was in 2021, three years, which says how difficult it is.” It has been 57 games in a row in all competitions that the ‘citizens’ have not scored at home.