Manchester City tried, tried, tried. Arsenal held back and only ventured further into the attack in half of the first half. There was plenty of effort and no goals. There was even a lack of shots towards the goal.
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Given Arsenal’s stance, it is possible that coach Mikel Arteta was satisfied with the result, even if the team needed the victory to remain in the lead.
Compact in defense, the Gunners nullified the offensive moves of the current English champion, with Gabriel Magalhães getting the better of the duel with Haaland. And they even bothered us with some counterattacks in the first half.
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City had two great opportunities to come away with the victory: in the first half, Aké glanced a header inside the small area and Raya caught the reflex; and in the second, Haaland drilled the ball, alone at the second post, in a rehearsed corner.
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With the result, Liverpool returned to the top of the Premier League after beating Brighton at home.
As a result, the Reds went behind, with a goal from Welbeck in the second minute of the match, but Luis Díaz and Salah tried to give the home team the victory.
Now, Liverpool reached 67 points and regained the lead, while Arsenal came second with 65 points and City third with 64.
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