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.
Manchester City 1-1 Arsenal
33 minutes: Man City’s passing has been so clinical for most of the first half, but there’s just a couple of wayward passes creeping in and could that be a sign of frustration?
Arsenal are still playing most of the game inside their own half.
Manchester City 1-1 Arsenal
30 minutes: David Raya makes a low save to deny a drive along the ground from Kyle Walker.
Arsenal are really struggling to clear their lines against this high press from City, and they have given the ball away far too many times.
However, only one statistic matters, and the scoreline remains level.
Manchester City 1-1 Arsenal
28 minutes: Manchester City attack again, in numbers, they are camped outside the Arsenal box just trying to find a way through.
Arsenal win the ball back and clear, but cannot build an attack of their own and the pressure comes straight back onto them.
Manchester City 1-1 Arsenal
24 minutes: Manchester City’s indignation in the build up to the goal is reportedly because Arsenal took the free kick 10 yards away from where the foul took place.
That is pretty common in Premier League matches, and not really an excuse for not being alert enough to the quick free kick.
The fans are up from both sides, and this is developing into a thrilling contest.
GOAL! Riccardo Calafiori scores a stunning leveller - Manchester City 1-1 Arsenal
22 minutes: GOAL! Riccardo Calafiori has scored an absolutely stunning goal!
The free kick is taken quickly, City were caught napping and Calafiori receives the ball on the edge of the box and curls it perfectly into the side of the netting.
Guardiola is fuming and kicks his seat in frustration, but the Gunners are level.
Manchester City 1-0 Arsenal
21 minutes: The tempo of this match has not slowed down at all. Kovacic is on for Rodri, but there are heavy tackles flying in all over the place leaving two Arsenal players down.
The referee is just having a word with the two captains, probably to try and calm it down a bit.
Manchester City 1-0 Arsenal
19 minutes: Rodri is being helped from the pitch and he is limping fairly heavily. This is likely to be his last involvement in the match.
Kovacic has been instructed to warm up by Guardiola.
Manchester City 1-0 Arsenal
Time for some analysis from our Senior Football Correspondent, Richard Jolly at the Eithad:
Arsenal denied Erling Haaland a shot on target in the Premier League last season. He has made an impact on both of the defenders who subdued him then in the first 10 minutes here, colliding with William Saliba and accelerating away from Gabriel Magalhaes to score. It is 100 Manchester City goals in 105 games, or little over two seasons.
Manchester City 1-0 Arsenal
16 minutes: There’s another incident off the ball! Rodri has gone down and is writhing in pain.
It’s another stoppage, it’s a minor collision. VAR has checked it and dismissed it, but it could be a big blow for Pep Guardiola and Manchester City.
He does seem to be in some pain.
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