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At 20:30 Beijing time on January 1, a match in the 21st round of the Premier League began to compete, and Arsenal took on Manchester City at home. Arsenal, under Arteta's tutelage, have gotten better and better this season, getting out of the slump of the start of the season. Arsenal have won 11, drawn 2 and lost 6 of their first 19 league games, placing them in 4th place in the league. Arsenal are able to stand out from the crowd and reach the Champions League, and a good home record is key. Arsenal have won the last four league rounds and have played at a high level both attacking and defensive. However, this time Arsenal against the top team Manchester City, the previous 9 Premier League meetings Arsenal have lost, Arsenal are eager to get out of the shadow of consecutive losses to Manchester City, but unfortunately, Arsenal this time although the first goal, but still lost to Manchester City.
In this game Arteta discharged in a 4231 formation. Ramsdale served as the starting goalkeeper. Kenyo Fuan, Ben White, Gabriel and Tierney are teamed up at 4 backs. Thomas Partey and Xhaka form a double back. Saka, Odegaard and Martinelli joined forces. Lacazette was at the top. Pepe, Ernenni, Smith-Royce and Lokunga sit on the bench. Aubameyang went to the national team to report and continued to be absent.
Arsenal didn't get into form so quickly, initially in the tentative phase, allowing City to get back-to-back shots. As the game progressed, Arsenal adapted to the rhythm of Manchester City, able to effectively press the ball and play a sharp and smooth counterattack when there was the ball. Arsenal's attacking quality is high, and the Manchester City players are a bit of a wretched coping. After 20 minutes of the game, It was difficult for City to organise a decent attack. Arsenal seized a chance and scored by Saka. And Martinelli squandered consecutive opportunities and missed the best time to extend the scoreline. Arsenal led by one goal at half-time.
Arsenal still played well after the start of the second half, but Xhaka's foul delivery made Arsenal pay a huge price, and Mahrez scored a penalty. After being equalized, the Arsenal players' mentality was somewhat unbalanced, and gabriel was sent off for fouls, which made the Arsenal players' mentality completely out of control, and Saka and Holderin were red in succession. Arsenal could only focus all their energy on defence, but still could not keep it, and in the final moments of the game, Rodri scored a deadlock in front of goal and Arsenal fell down. In the end, Arsenal were reversed, conceding three points. Arsenal's number one culprit in losing is Xhaka, whose foul delivery point has completely changed the landscape on the pitch.
In the post-match whoscored rating, Rodri scored a game-high 7.6 points, scoring a goal worth thousands of gold, and a game-high five-time breakout. Sterling scored 7.5 points. Sterling only had one shot on goal and failed to shoot right, but he had six steals. Stats like Sterling are more like defensive players, and his performance on the offensive end is a bit lost, and such a rating is on the high side. At present, City's total points are 53 points, leaving Chelsea with 1 round of the game behind them by 11 points and 12 points ahead of Liverpool, who are 2 games less.