At 20:30 Beijing time on January 1, 2022, the 21st round of the 2021-2022 Premier League season ushered in the New Year's focus battle, and The Gunners Arsenal sat at home to meet The Blue Moon Manchester City. In the first half, Arsenal counterattacked several times to create dangers, Saka broke the record; in the second half, Xhaka fouled the point, Mahrez equalized in one fell swoop, and then Gabriel received two yellows and one red in a few minutes and was sent off, and Rodri scored in stoppage time! In the end, Manchester City won 2-1 away to ten Arsenal to win 11 consecutive league games and continue to lead the table.
The game had a slightly dull start, with City in control but not too much of a threat. In the 14th minute, City launched a series of attacks, Sterling's long pass was hoisted into the box, Dias's header was a millimeter away, and Manchester City missed a great opportunity. In the 19th minute, Jesus made the ball, De Bruyne did not stop the ball and shot directly, the ball deflected off the upright.
Subsequently, Arsenal gradually used the high pressing and counterattack to put pressure on Manchester City, in the 31st minute of the game, Arsenal broke the deadlock, Tierney inserted a foot pass on the left side of the box into the middle of the box, Saka ghostly killed a foot to push, Ederson did not react, the ball into the net, Arsenal led Manchester City 1-0, this score is also maintained in the midfield.
In the 56th minute of the game, Manchester City quickly equalized and stopped the decline on the field. Xhaka fouled B in the penalty area and the referee came to the sidelines to watch VAR and awarded a penalty.
City's penalty was taken by Mahrez, who pumped his left foot into the top right corner of the goal and Arsenal 1-1 Manchester City, the two sides returned to the same running line.
However, in the 58th minute of the game, Manchester City, who had just equalized, played with fire, Lapol released the top of his own door, Ederson had abandoned the goal, but the returning Acker was at the limit of the goal line, and then Martinelli's foot was high, and Manchester City escaped the disaster.
Then the field suddenly changed, the game was dramatically full, just a few tens of seconds later, Gabriel fouled Jesus, two yellows turned red was sent off, Arsenal scored a goal and was sent off 1 person, the situation fell into passivity. This sentence has also caused a lot of controversy.
In the 71st minute of the game, Arsenal made a personnel adjustment on the offensive end, and the new star S Ronaldo replaced Lacazette. In the 74th minute of the game, Manchester City continued to besiege Arsenal, after several waves of attack, B xi won the ball, and a small shot from the outside of the foot was confiscated by Ramsdale, and the score between the two sides continued to be deadlocked.
In the 85th minute of the match, one of Sterling's shots was deflected and confiscated by Ramsdale. In the 86th minute, Mahrez's 1-2 shot from inside the box was blocked.
In stoppage time, Manchester City scored another goal, De Bruyne midfielder picked out the right side of the box, Arsenal defender header did not go out of the box, Laporte's first shot was blocked, and then Rodri scored the ball in, Manchester City led Arsenal 2-1!
In the end, the match ended, and Manchester City beat ten Arsenal 2-1 away to win 11 consecutive league games.