Manchester City v Arsenal LIVE: Result and final score as John Stones breaks defiant 10-man Gunners
Folllow all the action from the Etihad Stadium as Arsenal travel to title rivals Manchester City for a crunch clash in the Premier League
Manchester City and Arsenal shared a furious and dramatic 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium after John Stones’ 98th minute equaliser.
City took the lead when Erling Haaland struck early in the game and the champions looked in full control. But the game unravelled for Pep Guardiola’s side, first when Rodri came off injured on 20 minutes, and then when Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori swept home a stunning equaliser.
Gabriel then rose to power home a head and give Arsenal a 2-1 lead heading into half-time, but moments before the break the Gunners were reduced to 10 men in unusual circumstances when Leandro Trossard first clattered into City’s Bernardo Silva and then kicked the ball away in frustration.
City spent the entire second half attacking and left it very, very late to finally get the goal that denied 10-man Arsenal a huge victory.
Follow all the reaction from Manchester City v Arsenal in the live blog below.
Half time: Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
An intense half of Premier League football comes to an end. So often clashes between the biggest sides are cagey affairs, but today’s match has been anything but that.
City have been the better of the two teams, but Arsenal have grasped their chances, although the red card to Trossard just on the brink of half time has put a serious dent in their chances of getting all three points at the Etihad.
RED CARD! Trossard is sent off on the brink of half time - Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
45+7 minutes: RED CARD! Partey is shown a yellow card for a sliding tackle just on the brink of half time, and the free kick will be City’s last chance of the half.
But there’s another twist in the story and Trossard is shown a red card! He has flown into a tackle, barging Bernardo Silva, and then kicked the ball away. The Arsenal midfielder had already been shown a yellow card earlier in the match and he has to go here!
Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
45+5 minutes: City are trying to attack the Arsenal backline but the visitors are holding firm and trying to get through to the break with their lead intact.
Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
45+2 minutes: There is a VAR check for a possible foul on Ederson from Martinelli, but the goal is allowed to stand!
Gary Neville has just called out Ederson for “allowing” himself to be knocked to the ground by Martinelli.
GOAL! Gabriel fires Gunners into the lead - Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
45+1 minutes: GOAL! A minute into the six minutes of added time and Arsenal have taken the lead!
It has come against the run of play, but Gabriel has headed the ball into the back of the net.
He had looked dangerous from a corner beforehand and he was just in the perfect place for that one.
Manchester City 1-1 Arsenal
Another update from our man on the ground Richard Jolly:
Exit Rodri, clattered within three seconds of kick-off, hurt a quarter of an hour later, a knee problem providing a cause for concern for Manchester City, regardless of the result against Arsenal.
His importance does not just stem from his excellence - though as a possible Ballon d'Or winner, he is among the best in the world - but from City's record without him. They lost at Arsenal last season when he was suspended and when Mateo Kovacic had a particularly poor game. While City have fared better without Rodri this season, it is still more reassuring for him when he is present.
Manchester City 1-1 Arsenal
40 minutes: The game has just settled down a touch and Arsenal are enjoying a bit more time on the ball as it nears half time.
Although there have been two stoppages already so there is likely to be a reasonable amount of added time.
Manchester City 1-1 Arsenal
38 minutes: Chance! Another chance for Arsenal, it’s the first time they’ve got forward for a while.
The corner was perfectly placed but Gabriel just couldn’t direct his header into the back of the net, he had lost his marker Doku and carved out the ideal opportunity.
Manchester City 1-1 Arsenal
35 minutes: Chance! Doku tries his luck from the edge of the box, but his shot is wayward and goes wide.
It might have been offside anyway, and Arsenal head clear the following corner.
Manchester City 1-1 Arsenal
34 minutes: Leandro Trossard is shown a yellow card for a shirt tug, and Michael Oliver is facing a bit of a battle to stay in control of this game.
The tempers are rising from both sides.
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