On the evening of January 1, Beijing time, the 21st round of the Premier League took the lead in a match, and Manchester City played Arsenal away. In the end, Manchester City relied on the joint goal of Mahrez and Rodri to reverse Arsenal 2-1, setting three records, the first was to extend the Premier League winning streak to 11 games, the second was to win again after a gap of 4 years in the Premier League away half- and the third was to beat Arsenal in the 10 consecutive Premier League games.
At present, Manchester City is far ahead in the standings, with a 10-game Winning streak in the Premier League after beating Brentford, with 52 points, eight points ahead of second-placed Chelsea.
Last month, City won all seven Premier League games, with Guardiola setting a record for a single month of his coaching career in league wins and points. Manchester City played Arsenal away in this round, who accumulated 35 points in 19 rounds, firmly in fourth place, and is expected to return to the Champions League.
In terms of starting, Manchester City sent a 433 formation, Sterling, Mahrez and Jesus led the trident, De Bruyne, B seat and Rodri sat in the midfield, and Arsenal sent Saka, Martinelli and Lacazette forward trident.
In the opening 10 minutes, there was a controversial penalty on the field, Odegao fell to the ground after contacting goalkeeper Ederson in front of the goal, and the referee awarded a corner after confirmation by VAR, and Manchester City escaped the disaster. Slow motion showed goalkeeper Ederson falling to the ground to intercept without touching the ball and tripping over Edgo with his foot.
In the 31st minute, Tierney sent a cross from the left and Bukayo Saka pushed straight into the box to give Arsenal a 1-0 lead. At the end of the first half, City were 1-0 behind with superior possession and no match for Arsenal in terms of shots and shots.
In the second half, the 52nd minute, B fell to the ground after colliding with Xhaka in the penalty area, the referee did not say it at the first time, and then after viewing the VAR, awarded a penalty and showed a yellow card to Xhaka, Mahrez took the penalty and helped Manchester City equalize 1-1, which was the first time in Mahrez's Premier League career to score four consecutive games.
In the 58th minute, City took another good profit when Gabriel received a second yellow card and was sent off. In the 93rd minute, Manchester City received a reward under siege, Rodri scored a goal to help the team complete the 2-1 kill, guardiola on the sidelines was very excited, but also happy to smile.
City continue to win, not the outcome Liverpool and Chelsea would most like to see, and the defending champions are too stable. At present, Chelsea has 42 points in 20 rounds, Liverpool has 41 points in 19 rounds, and the two teams in this round of the league will directly meet, which team will lose.