At 20:00 Beijing time on January 1, the 21st round of the Premier League, Arsenal played manchester City at home. In the first half, Saka scored first, and in the second half Mahrez equalized on a penalty and Gabriel received a red card. In the 92nd minute, Rodri completed a deadlock and City reversed 2-1.
In the first leg of the meeting, Arsenal lost 0-5, once becoming the bottom of the penultimate team, was ridiculed as the premier league's worst giant team. In addition, due to Arteta's infection with the new crown and unable to conduct on the spot, many fans have watched Arsenal lose at home.
This 1-2 match has left Arsenal unable to score points against Manchester City for six consecutive years, with only 2 draws and 11 defeats in the last 13 games, and the last time they beat Manchester City was in December 2015, when the Gunners won 2-1.
This 2-1 also allowed Manchester City to achieve 11 consecutive Premier League wins, beating the three championship teams of Manchester United, Leicester City and Arsenal in one go, scoring 33 goals and conceding only 7 goals during the period, and Guardiola's team was unstoppable.
At present, Manchester City is 11 points ahead of Chelsea in one more game, further establishing the leadership position, and fans joke that the Premier League is close to the finale.
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Just four minutes into the opening, City's tactical corner kicks were combined, De Bruyne's cross and Jesus' header was slightly offside.
In the 10th minute, Lacazette cleverly scored the ball, and Odegaard fell into the box under Ederson's defense, but the referee did not award a penalty according to the VAR prompt, which caused controversy.
In the 30th minute, Arsenal played a smooth attack, Tierney scalpel straight through, Saka followed up with a push to break the goal. With Saka scoring, Arsenal also ended the Premier League goal drought against Manchester City in 560 minutes.
This season, Saka has scored six goals in 20 Premier League appearances, setting a career high.
In the 42nd minute, Martinelli staged a brilliant performance, pushing a small angle into the far corner slightly offside, and the ball brushed the upright out of bounds.
In the 56th minute, Xhaka tugged at the B-seat in the penalty area, who was dropped to the ground and the referee awarded a penalty. Mahrez then hit a shot and City equalised.
Mahrez scored in four consecutive Premier League games for the first time, 13 goals and five assists in 24 games in all competitions, and was City's top scorer.
In the 58th minute, Ederson made a mistake, Laporte almost swung his header, Acker's sliding shovel in front of the goal line, Martinelli also failed to hit, and the wind in front of the Manchester city gate was loud.
Looking back, Gabriel tactically fouled Jesus, received the second yellow card of the game, two yellows turned one red and was sent off, arsenal can only play 10 people.
In the 77th minute, Laporte's return pass from inside the penalty area almost gave a gift, and Ederson broke the ball in time.
In the 92nd minute, De Bruyne's cross was met by Holden who broke the scoring and reached Rodri's feet, who smiled and poked a shot at goal to make it 2-1.
After scoring, Rodri stripped and celebrated, staging a domineering slip on his knees, provoking boos from the opposing fans. However, Manchester City laughed to the end, and the defending Premier League champions, who are worth 1.04 billion, continued to soar.