Arsenal is a proper rivalry.
Arsenal have had.Arsenal substitution Jurrien Timber, who was outstanding, is replaced by the 17-year-old Miles Lewis-Skelly. For his debut.Arsenal physio has run on the field!
There will be seven minutes of added time, at least.
Arsenal substitution Gabriel Jesus for Gabriel Martinelli.Arsenal area, Gvardiol cracks an excellent first-time volley from the edge of the area. Raya gets down so smartly to his right to push it away.Arsenal needle. There isn’t even a needle.
It’s surprising how little City have tried to get round the back in wide positions. They just keep passing it back and forth before someone blooters over the bar from 25 yards.
That said, Arsenal’s defending has been outstanding: the determination, the concentration, the whole shebang.
Arsenal do go on to win this,” begins Eagle Brosi, “Arteta should walk into the press conference and call himself ‘The Special One.’”
Or stroll into it wearing an Inter Milan 2009-10 away kit.
Arsenal find themselves 15 minutes away from a famous victory. In the circumstances they have managed this second half extremely well.Arsenal substitution Kiwior on, Calafiori off.Arsenal are short at the back.Arsenal to waste 45 seconds in the City half.Arsenal substitutes, possibly Myles Lewis-Skelly.
63 min At time Arsenal’s shape is closer to 6-3-0, with Martinelli as the left-back as Calafiori as a fourth centre-half. One thing’s for sure: Erling Haaland won’t be charging through any gaps like he did for the opening goal.
62 min David Raya makes another save. A corner is only half cleared, and Gvardiol raps a snapshot from 12 yards. It’s at Raya’s feet but he still gets down to knock the ball up in the air and then grab it at the second attempt.
Source: theguardian.com
