In a vibrant confrontation in which more than sparks were thrown, Manchester City y Arsenal tied 2-2 in the fifth round of the Premier League. The title contenders had a spicy duel at the Etihad Stadium and the goal in stoppage time by the sky-blues unleashed euphoria in the stands and on the pitch, as Erling Haaland had a strong confrontation with Gabriel Magalhaeswhich went viral on social media.
The Norwegian and the Brazilian had a duel apart. The parity of recent years between both teams was transferred to very tense and high-temperature encounters, in 90 minutes that were full of confrontations and disputes. This Sunday’s match was no exception and ended with the special spice of a goal at 98 minutes of play. John Stones scored the equaliser for the Citizens in the final play and the number nine celebrated in a striking way: he hit the defender in the head with the ball.
The goal scorer found a rebound in the area after a blocked shot by Mateo Kovacic and pushed the ball into the net. Amid the fervor of the celebration, Haaland grabbed the ball and threw it with his hands on the back of Gabriel’s head, who had his back to the striker while complaining to his teammates. The situation did not end there, but continued when the Gunners took off from the middle and after the final whistle.
Erling Haaland’s action that sparked Arsenal’s fury.
The Android charged at Thomas Partey as Arsenal regained control from the halfway line and set the match on fire. Although the waters calmed down for a few moments, once the match was over the players crossed paths in the middle of the pitch and there was quite a bit of discussion. Haaland and Gabriel collided again and had an intense exchange of words face to face for a few moments.
The Manchester City striker opened the scoring with a goal in the ninth minute and He reached the 100-goal mark in the sky blue jersey, a figure he achieved in just 105 games. Despite its impressive numbers, it is still far from the 260 cries of Sergio Aguerothe club’s all-time top scorer. The tie came from a great goal by Ricardo Calafiori at 22′ and, at the end of the first half, Magalhães He put Arsenal ahead with a header. Before the end of the first half he was sent off Leandro Trossard on the visit due to a double yellow card.
Those led by Mikel Arteta They were hit throughout the second half by a City that gave them no respite and the tie fell with seconds left before the duel ended, with the goal of Stones. After breaking down the Gunners’ defence and avoiding defeat, the home side extended their unbeaten streak at the Etihad Stadium to 48 games. In this way, Pep Guardiola’s team continue to lead the Premier League alone with 13 points, closely followed by Liverpool and Aston Villa with 12 and Arsenal with 11 points.
Despite the result, All of Manchester was very worried about Rodrigo Hernandez’s injury. The Spaniard left the field after 20 minutes of play after a strong blow to his knee. Days after having stated that “the footballers are close to calling a strike”, the midfielder made a bad move and quickly threw himself to the ground with his hands on his face and clear signs of pain. He was unable to leave the field on his own and the concern about his condition is growing in the squad. citizen.
