On the evening of January 1, Beijing time, the 21st round of the Premier League took the lead in a match, and Arsenal was reversed by Manchester City 1-2 at home, losing to the defending champions for 10 consecutive premier leagues. This loss, for Arsenal to compete for the fourth, 20 rounds of 35 points, continue to rank fourth, West Ham United 19 rounds of 31 points, Manchester United 18 rounds of 31 points, Spurs 17 rounds of 30 points, 4 teams only 5 points.
This season's Premier League competition for the fourth place is still fierce, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea basically locked in the top three, the fourth place by Arsenal, West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United four teams to compete. Arsenal currently have 35 points in 19 rounds, four points ahead of West Ham United and Manchester United behind them, and are firmly in fourth place, hoping to participate in next season's Champions League.
Arsenal's home game of this round is a huge test against defending champions Manchester City, who have recently won a 10-game winning streak. In addition, Arsenal have lost all of their last nine Premier League games against Manchester City, the last time they beat City was in the 2015-2016 season, when they won 2-1.
In the 10th minute, Arsenal almost won a penalty, Martinelli scored, Lacazette gave Adego in the box, Odegaard fell to the ground after contacting goalkeeper Ederson in front of the goal, the referee did not award a penalty, only gave Arsenal a corner.
In the 31st minute, Tierney sent a crossbar from the left and Saka scored a direct low shot to help Arsenal lead 1-0, scoring the first goal of the New Year in the Premier League and the first goal of the 2022 Europa League.
Saka, who scored, has scored 6 goals in the Premier League this season, setting a new single-season goal in the Premier League, in addition to 4 assists. In addition, Saka, with 20 years and 118 days old, became the second youngest player in Arsenal's history to score against the defending Premier League champions.
In the 52nd minute of the second half, Xhaka made contact with Table B in the penalty area, the latter fell to the ground, the referee confirmed by VAR and awarded Manchester City a penalty, Mahrez hit, the score became 1-1 draw.
For the referee's change of penalty, Fabregas posted, directly questioning the penalty award, "This is never a penalty, a bad decision".
A few minutes later, Gabriel tripped Jesus and received a second yellow card and was sent off, with Arsenal 10 men fighting.
In the 93rd minute, Rodri scored to help City complete the 2-1 kill. This loss allowed Arsenal to lose to Manchester City in 10 consecutive Premier League games, continuing the record of humiliation, while accumulating 35 points in one more round, so that West Ham United, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur behind them saw the hope of narrowing the point gap.