Overview:
Manchester City beat Arsenal by 3-1 in their home Emirates Stadium yesterday night in the premier league match. The champions catch the top spot from the Gunners and hold the first position after winning the last game. Arsenal who were holding the top position from the start of the premier league now leave that spot. The Arteta team was the favorite throughout the season after beating many big teams this season.
Manchester City vs Arsenal Lineup:
Arsenal Lineup XI:
Aaron Ramsdale, Takehiro Tomiyasu, William Saliba, Gabrial, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Martin Odegaard, Jorginho, Granit Xhaka, Bukaya Saka, Edward Nketiah, Gabriel Martinelli.
The captain of the Arsenal team was Martin Odegaard.
Manchester City Lineup XI:
Ederson, Bernardo Silva, Nathan Ake, Rubin Diaz, Kyle Walker, Rodi, Jack Grealish, Riad Mahrez, Kevin DE Bruyne, Gündogan, Erling Haaland.
The Captain of Manchester city was Gündogan
Manchester City Beat Arsenal by 3-1:
1st half of the game:
In the first half of the game, the city took a lead in the early minutes, and then comes the Bukaya Saka Goal which give a breath to Arsenal. The first goal is scored by Kevin De Bruyne in the 24th minute of the game. The bad pass by Tomiyasu give an advantage to De Bruyne who shot the ball and it passed away by the goalkeeper and goes into the net.
The first yellow card was shown by the referee to Kyle Walker in the 34th minute because he was outside the ground and suddenly the bowl comes under his boot and he kick the bowl.
The second yellow card was shown to City Goal Keeper Ederson in the 36th minute because he is wasting the time and the referee booked his name in the card book. In the 42nd minute of the minute there was a foul that was done in the penalty box by Ederson and the referee didn’t show the card but give it a foul and a penalty to the Gunner Host. Bukaya Saka didn’t disappoint the team and his fans by scoring the penalty and equaling the goal score.
There were 6 minutes added at the end of the first half and the referee booked Bernardo Silva by showing him a yellow card in the 47th minute. In the first half, Arsenal takes 59% possession and shot 7 times which 1 time they shoot on target. 3 times they shoot off target and 3 times the visitor keeper blocked their shot.
While on the other side, the visitors take 41% possession and they shot 4 times in the first half. In the 4 shots they shoot 1 time on target and each 1 time off target. 2 shots were blocked by the Arsenal defenders.
City vs Arsenal 2nd Half Game:
In the 2nd half-game, the pep sidestepped in with great passion and them showing so much potential in the second half of the game. In the 48th minute, the referee show a yellow card to Tomiyasu because he was arguing with the referee. The young international player of Japan was booked in the list of yellow cards.
There was a bad game from the host side when their defenders played like a kid in the second half. Haaland is waiting for the mistake and in the 72nd minute, the mistake was done by Gabriel who got caught near the penalty box. The attackers of the city took advantage of and Grealish scored in the 72nd minute of the match and give a lead to his team.
After 10 minutes after the second goal was scored by Grealish, Haaland makes way and scored 3rd goal and hold the game in the favor of the city. Haaland equals the record of single league season club goals that were set by the city forward Sergio Aguero. Norway forward still has 15 matches to set the record in his first season in the premier league.
Conclusion:
Erling Haaland and Jack Grealish steal the victory in the big match and City holds the top position in the premier league. The gunners lost the top position on November 6, 2022. Arsenal still has one game to play against Aston Villa on February 18, 2023.
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