October 8th 2023.
Arsenal’s long awaited victory over Manchester City came in dramatic fashion at the Emirates on Sunday. Gabriel Martinelli’s 86th minute winner saw Arsenal leapfrog City in the Premier League table, and move into second place behind league leaders Tottenham.
The result marked sweet revenge for the Gunners after they narrowly missed out on last season’s Premier League title to City, who ended up completing a famous treble.
It was City who started the game the brighter, with Declan Rice having to clear a ball off the line following Josko Gvardiol’s header from Phil Foden’s corner. David Raya was caught in no-man’s land on that occasion, and then almost handed City the lead on 17 minutes as Arsenal were caught sleeping while trying to play out from the back. Raya booted the ball into Julian Alvarez, only for it to deflect into the side netting.
The Gunners then produced their first real chance just before the half-hour mark, as Eddie Nketiah fired wide. Drama ensued after that, as VAR checked for a possible red card for Mateo Kovacic for a foul on Martin Odegaard. However, the City midfielder escaped with a yellow card.
The game then opened up in the second half, with chances coming and going for both sides. Arsenal’s breakthrough finally came with just four minutes left on the clock, as Takehiro Tomiyasu found Kai Havertz in the box, who then found Martinelli on the edge. His shot beat Ederson in the City goal, after taking a big deflection off Nathan Ake.
The result was a huge statement from Arsenal, who have now ended their Manchester City hoodoo and will look to continue their unbeaten start to the season when they travel to Chelsea after the international break.
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