At 20:30 beijing time on January 1, the 21st round of the Premier League ushered in a top four battle, and Arsenal hosted Manchester City.
In the first half, Odegaard fell in the penalty area, VRA decided it was not a penalty, Tierney assisted Saka to break the deadlock on the field, Martinelli made many risks; in the second half, the Akkemen line rescued, Zaka pulled down the B seat in the penalty area and was recognized by VAR as a penalty, Mahrez equalized with a penalty, Gabriel was sent off 2 yellow and 1 red, and Rodri stripped to celebrate.
In the end, Manchester City beat 10-man Arsenal 2-1 away and led the way with 11 consecutive league wins.
Manchester City are not in form except for the B seat, Acker's left-back is Pep Guardiola's defeat, penalties + red cards change the game!
In this round of the Premier League, Manchester City, with 10 consecutive wins, played away to Arsenal, with the former vying for the title and the latter vying for four, both eager for three points. In the first half, Arsenal's high-pressure pressing worked, besieging Manchester City many times, Arteta was not on the scene, but his tactics worked, Saka helped Arsenal to take the lead, Guardiola could not do anything about it. In the second half, Guardiola still did not have any adjustments, and the Akmen line rescue was the biggest highlight of his game. Fortunately, positively B-spotted, Mahrez scored a penalty to equalize, then Gabriel was sent off for a red card, Rodri scored in stoppage time, and Mahrez missed a single knife.
In the end, Manchester City, with a penalty + a red card from the opponent, was lucky to beat Arsenal 2-1 away from home, and Manchester City played a mess in this campaign, except for the B seat, the other players did not even run actively. Guardiola has the thickness of the bench, the whole game has changed one person, he loves to change the team and does not like to change people, Manchester City will have difficulties in the Champions League this season.
In the whole game, City had more than 70% of the ball and had a total of 15 shots on goal, 8 more than Arsenal, but all of them were 2 shots on target. Manchester City's shortcomings are clear at a glance, that is, the lack of Haaland.