"City looked set to leave Emirates Stadium with all three points, having held a lead given to them by Erling Haaland in the ninth minute. Halaand's goal was a brilliant breakaway effort as he offloaded to Reijnders inside his own half before continuing his run. The Norwegian received a return ball from the Netherlands international, then slotted past David Raya and into the bottom-left corner."
"And just when Arsenal looked to be running out of ideas, Eze turned provider for Martinelli - who had replaced Jurrien Timber in the 80th minute in another attacking change from Mikel Arteta. Eze dropped between Arsenal's centre-backs before releasing Martinelli in behind with a pinpoint over-the-top pass, and the Brazilian beat Donnarumma with a wonderful outside-of-the-boot flick to secure a share of the spoils."
"While Arsenal move back up to second in the table, they are already five points behind champions Liverpool. Data Debrief: City's new possession low It is not often that you see a Guardiola team "park the bus", but that is exactly what City did after Haaland put them ahead. City's 32.8% possession share was the lowest ever recorded by a Guardiola team in a top-flight match (also with Barcelona and Bayern Munich, 601 total games)."
Arsenal salvaged a 1-1 draw at the Emirates thanks to Gabriel Martinelli's stoppage-time equaliser. Erling Haaland gave Manchester City the lead in the ninth minute with a brilliant breakaway that involved a return pass to slot past David Raya. City then sat deep to protect their lead, limiting Arsenal despite second-half introductions including Bukayo Saka and Eberechi Eze. Eze later dropped between Arsenal's centre-backs and released Martinelli with an over-the-top pass for a composed outside-of-the-boot finish. Arsenal moved to second, five points behind Liverpool, while City registered a Guardiola-era low 32.8% possession share.
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