Second place Arsenal travelled to the Etihad Stadium to face third place Manchester Metropolis on Sunday afternoon.
For all the attacking stars on show it was really the sensible defenders that have been the celebrities of the present. Particularly Arsenal’s central defenders.
Throughout your entire match, Gabriel and William Saliba demonstrated a defensive masterclass, reaffirming their effectiveness as a robust defensive duo. Their efficiency noticed them hold celebrity Erling Haaland extraordinarily quiet.
The Norwegian worldwide worldwide did not register a single shot on the right track. Moreover, he completed the match with a 64% move completion fee.
Following the match, Micah Richards confessed on Sky Sports activities: “I used to be disillusioned with Man Metropolis within the closing third. They did a whole lot of nice work till they received into the ultimate third. Haaland made loads of completely different runs however the link-up play was non-existent.
“Haaland wanted to do extra. Saliba and Gabriel had him of their pockets.”
Manchester Metropolis and Arsenal play out to a draw
Regardless of all of the hype main as much as the extremely anticipated showdown on the Etihad Stadium, the match in the end turned out to be quite uneventful.
The sport’s finest likelihood got here within the first half when Nathan Ake headed narrowly at Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya from a nook. Nevertheless, Ake’s departure because of a calf damage compounded Metropolis’s defensive woes. They have been with out Ederson, John Stones and Kyle Walker.
Regardless of Metropolis’s setbacks, Arsenal failed to bother stand-in goalkeeper Stefan Ortega considerably.
Within the dying moments, substitute Leandro Trossard supplied a late risk from an angle, following missed alternatives from Metropolis’s alternative Jeremy Doku.
The draw sees Liverpool sustaining a two-point lead over the Gunners and a three-point lead over the defending champions and final season’s treble winners Manchester Metropolis.
