London: Manchester City’s progress in English Premier League football continues. Their 2-1 victory in the away match against Arsenal.
Riaz Mehras and Rodrigo scored for City in a match played at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal scored the first goal through Bakari Saka. An hour after the end of the match, Gabriel Magahales was shown a red card and sent off, a setback for Arsenal. Manchester City, who have 53 points from 21 games, remain top with an 11-point lead. Second-placed Chelsea have 42 points from 20 games. Arsenal are fourth with 35 points from 20 games. City won by a goal in injury time in the second half.
Arsenal dominated the first half. City could not hit a single shot as they continued to create chances. Saka gave Arsenal the lead in the 31st minute from a Tierney pass. It was the star’s sixth goal of the season. In the first half, Arsenal created chances again but did not score much. Arsenal started well in the second half. The referee awarded a penalty in the 56th minute for a foul on Saka Bernardo Silva. Mehras took the kick and sent the ball into the goal.
Gabriel’s red card really shocked Arsenal. Gabriel was shown a second yellow card for an unnecessary foul. With Arsenal reduced to ten men, the game went to City. Rodrguez netted a chance from Kevin de Bruyne in injury time. Arsenal’s replacement coach Albert Schweinberg is interested in a 4-2-3-1 formation. City coach Pep Guardiola continued in the 4-3-3 formation.
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