The first match of 2022 in England did not disappoint, except for the supporters of Arsenal. It looked great, however, because with the occasional eye-catching football Arsenal took the lead, a slider from Saka.
Saka the hero, but Xhaka the antihero after the break. Rather clumsily, he approached Bernardo Silva. The ref brushed off City’s protest, but VAR let him watch the footage. Mahrez converted the penalty.
It was the start of a frenzied phase, in which Aké first heroically saved a ball from the line for City and then Gabriel foolishly ran into a 2nd yellow card.
Arsenal held up well with tens, but a typical De Bruyne inswinger in extra time created the disorder that City had been looking for for a long time. Rodri was out of his mind after his goal, arguably a very important goal in the title race.
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