Man City really wants to win against Arsenal in this match. Therefore, the home team tried to force the “Gunners” on the field, but that did not make the away team flinch.

Arsenal defended extremely calmly. They neutralized most of Man City ‘s attacks in the first half. That makes Man City’s attacking stars like De Bruyne or Haaland almost “disappear”.

Haaland was closely marked in the first half

Arsenal did not have an overwhelming position, but they still had a few notable counter-attacks in the first half. Unfortunately, there was no name on Coach Arteta’s side that could take advantage.

Entering the second half, the game tilted heavily in favor of Man City. They dominated the ball, but when it came to important handling situations, they encountered Arsenal’s tight defense line. 

In addition, it is also necessary to mention the ungainliness of Haaland and Doku. They had opportunities to help Man City take the lead, but were unable to take advantage.

Man City was powerless to concede Arsenal’s goal. Meanwhile, the “Gunners” did not have too many good opportunities in the second half. This caused both sides to accept holding each other at 0-0.

Final score: Man City 0-0 Arsenal

Starting lineup: 

Man City: Ortega, Gvardiol, Ake, Dias, Akanji, De Bruyne, Kovacic, Rodri, Foden, Haaland, Bernardo Silva

Arsenal: Raya, Gabriel, White, Kiwior, Saliba, Jorginho, Odegaard, Rice, Havertz, Jesus, Saka

Player scoring (According to Whoscored)

Manchester City with Arsenal

Point

Ortega 7.2

Gvardiol 7.5

Ake 6.4

Dias 6.8

Akanji 6.9

De Bruyne 7.3

Kovacic 6.5

Rodri 8.3

Foden 6.4

Haaland 6.1

Bernardo Silva 6.9

Point

Raya6.6

Gabriel6.7

White7.0

Kiwior6.6

Saliba7.3

Jorginho6.1

Odegaard6.6

Rice6.6

Havertz6.8

Jesus6.9

Saka6.2

Substitution

Lewis 6.4

Grealish 6.7

Doku 6.5

Substitution

Tomiyasu6.3

Partey6.1

Martinelli5.9

Trossard6.4

Red: Best player of the match

Black: Worst player in the match

Statistics after the match (According to ESPN)

Time to control the ball