Arsenal vs Man City

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Guardiola suffered over defensive plan as Arsenal hold Man…

Pep Guardiola admitted he was not happy to ask Manchester City to play so defensively as Gabriel Martinelli's stoppage-time equaliser rescued a 1-1 draw for Arsenal on Sunday. Guardiola resorted to an unusually conservative second-half game-plan at the Emirates Stadium in a bid to hold on after Erling Haaland's ninth-minute opener. However, the City manager's decision to substitute Norway striker Haaland and withdraw England forward Phil Foden in a switch to a back five ultimately backfired. Arsenal were able to monopolise possession with