Arsenal produced a sparkling performance to dismantle Manchester City 5-1 at the Emirates Stadium.
The match arose in life almost immediately. In just the second minute, Manuel Akanji was arrested from the city of Dawdling in his possession, allowing Kai Havertz to pounce and link the ball to Martin Odegaard.
Captain Arsenal did not mistake at home to give his team early. The cannons believed that they were doubled after minutes when Gabriel Martinelli dropped Stephen Ortega, but the goal was excluded due to infiltration.
The city slowly settled in the game, and their pressure is given its fruits in the 55th minute. Phil Foden with Savinho, who found the Salling Haland. The Norwegian striker, who remained calm throughout most of the first half, rose over William Saliba to return his goal in the nineteenth league for this season.
However, Arsenal's response was instant. Only 38 seconds of restart, Thomas Parti re -provided the hosts from an deviation from outside the box that left Ortega rooted.
In the 62nd minute, Diklan Rice then delivered a perfect inch pass to Miles Lewis-Skili. The 18-year-old offered his composure and skills, where he cut off John Stones and a shot in his position to make him 3-1-his first goal in the Premier League.
Full time.
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City's defense, which is easy to penetrate unusually, was breached again in the 76th minute. Gabriel Martinelli led a counter -attack on Hartz, who ended in Ortega in the ninth league of this season.
This goal not only concluded the result, but was a strengthening of the German striker's confidence.
The defender has not yet been done. At the time of stopping, Rice again showed his powers in the game industry, as he sent a high ball to her cars to replace Ethan Nawanry. The 17 -year -old rose forward and hit a bullet in the Arsenal's fifth side networks, which represents his third goal in the league in this season.
Al-Nasr was the first Arsenal occasion to score five against Manchester City in the Premier League since 2003 and highlight the weaknesses of Pep Guardiola team, who now approved four goals or more in a match for the fourth time this season- a record in Guardiola- Al-Madhra team.
As for Michel Arteta, this result is a testimony of his team's depth and the effectiveness of combining young talents such as Luis-Skili and Nawanry in the first team.
With the progress of the season, winning will be a great moral boost in their pursuit of the Premier League title.
