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Manchester City return from a visit to Arsenal with full numbers. Raheem Sterling’s early goal made the difference between the two teams.
The Arsenal vs Manchester City duel in the Premier League continued at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday (2/21/2021) afternoon WIB. Man City, who seemed aggressive since football began, took the lead in the second minute.
Raheem Sterling broke Arsenal’s goal with a header from Riyad Mahrez. That quick lead made Man City comfortable to control the game, but in the process made it difficult to score another goal.
Arsenal played more passively and focused on the counterattack. But The gunmen the difficulty of creating clean opportunities throughout the competition.
The 1-0 scoreline lasted until the game ended. Manchester City have also extended the Premier League winning streak to 13 matches and are going strong at the top of the standings. Pep Guardiola’s team accumulated 59 points in 25 games, while Arsenal is in tenth position with 34 points.
[Gambas:Opta]The course of the match
Just two minutes into the game, Man City was already in the lead. Riyad Mahrez sent a measured cross from the right and was met with a header from Raheem Sterling in front of goal. The ball ends up in the right corner of the goal.
Winning fast, Man City continues to exert pressure. Mahrez staggered from the right in the 8th minute and fired a shot that hit Pablo Mari. The ball slides out of bounds.
Arsenal tried to attack Man City from the left through Bukayo Saka in the 18th minute. Saka shoots, but the ball hits Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and ends up offside.
Man City again issued threats in the 28th minute. Mahrez’s stab ended up kicking horizontally after passing Kieran Tierney. Rob Holding blocks the ball.
Fernandinho intercepts Arsenal’s attack in the 34th minute and finds Ilkau Guendogan. The Man City midfielder tried to direct a shot, but it was too slow and was blocked by Holding.
Arsenal threatened back in the 44th minute. Pepe’s attempt to cross is cut off, allowing the ball to return to him. Pepe tries to catch him with a kick, but he goes off track. The first half ended without another goal.
Man City continued their pressure in the second half. A clever pass from De Bruyne in the 56th minute was received by Guendogan on the left. But he lost the ball when he was about to outwit Rob Holding.
A minute later, Bernd Leno cleared a distant shot from Guendogan.
A careless comment from Joao Cancelo almost proved fatal. His gastric bait fell at Ederson’s feet and he was swept away, but made his way towards Mohamed Elneny. Elneny grabbed with a long-range shot that still narrowly drifted to the left.
Good opportunity for Manchester City in the 80th minute. Cancelo received a pass from Jesús from the right side in the penalty area, then moved to cut and kick with the outside of his right foot. The ball slid thin to the left of the goal.
Man City made a quick attack in the 90th minute through Jesus. But his shot from outside the penalty area bounced away from the goal. Until the long whistle blew, no more goals were scored.
The composition of players:
Arsenal: Bernd Leno; Héctor Bellerin, Rob Holding (David Luiz 82 ‘), Pablo Mari, Kieran Tierney; Mohamed Elneny, Granit Xhaka; Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard (Alexander Lacazette 73 ‘), Nicolas Pepe (Emile Smith Rowe 73’); Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Manchester City: Ederson; Joao Cancelo, Ruben Dias, John Stones, Oleksandr Zinchenko; Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho, Ilkay Gundogan; Riyad Mahrez, Kevin De Bruyne (Gabriel Jesus 63 ‘), Raheem Sterling
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