Manchester City 2-2 Arsenal: Reaction & Tweets

Yesterday at 04:26 PM

A pretty okay result given the drama surrounding the game.

What a game in the Barclays as Manchester City draw anti-football Arsenal, 2-2.

With it comes much drama about a red card, many missed calls and the Rodri injury that leaves us all in suspense.

Still, City prove why they are the champions and have the heart of one.

On to the reaction-

Pep Guardiola Reaction

"98 or 97 [added minutes]? It's not just seven minutes, it's more than that. Many, many things happened. They delayed the game. We behaved really well and still have this passion inside to fight the contender to steal our Premier League.

"Still we are there. We started well, scored a fantastic goal and then conceded. We know that Arsenal are really quick with Martinelli and Saka. Calafiori makes an exceptional goal.

"Second goal we didn't defend well. Give credit to them. It happens to all the clubs, not just City. They block a lot of players. Always they block. Gabriel is so strong in that position.

"It happens every game and they are able to do it. After, 10 against 11 is different. They defend so deep, and we can cross but it's not easy with White, Gabriel, Saliba. They defend really good.

"We were so smart to not make quick actions and not concede fouls. Long balls, crosses, don't touch them. That is good because the game continues. We could have scored before, we scored at the end. A good point for us."

"I don't know yet. I didn't ask the doctors," said Pep at his post-match press conference.

"He is strong. He leaves the pitch and his action is he felt something otherwise he would stay there.

"He is the best holding midfielder in the world and potentially a Ballon D'Or winner, I would love it [if he won].

"These are the type of games, against Arsenal, and it's like that. We have to handle it and in many things we did it."

"After, 10 against 11 is [a] different [game]. They defended so deep and we can cross but it's not easy with [Ben] White, Gabriel, [William] Saliba. They defend really good.

"We were so smart to not make quick actions and not concede fouls. Long balls, crosses, don't touch them. That is good because the game continues. We could have scored before, we scored at the end. It's a good point for us."

"Maybe it would have been different with Rodri. I thought to put Ruben on the right but I doubt it. [We couldn't win] crosses except Erling and maybe John, they are stronger than us.

"The most important thing in that position was when Raya had the ball and Havertz challenged, we didn't make fouls.

"Fouls would have taken one minute and been a long ball. We were so smart and brilliant to interpret these things. That's a question of talent.

"Raya made two or three saves that the second ball was not with us and then John was there. It's chaos and a little bit lucky. It's difficult.

"Congratulations to Arsenal for being so strong mentally to block for a long, long time. That's not easy but we were patient."

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