Arsenal player actually made Premier League history in 2-2 draw against Manchester City

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A piece of history took place during Sunday’s Premier League clash between Manchester City and Arsenal.

It was a highly entertaining encounter at the Etihad Stadium, as the Gunners fought back from 1-0 down to lead 2-1 against Pep Guardiola’s champions for most of the game, despite Mikel Arteta’s side having just ten men for over 45 minutes after Leandro Trossard was dismissed.

However, John Stones then broke Arsenal hearts with a 98th minute equaliser.

Interestingly – however – amidst all the chaos, one Arsenal player actually made Premier League history for the Gunners…

Myles Lewis-Skelly makes Premier League history for Arsenal

Myles Lewis-Skelly made his Premier League debut for Arsenal against Manchester City on Sunday, coming on in place of Jurrien Timber in the 92nd minute.

However, before Arteta introduced the 17-year-old at the Etihad Stadium, the teenager actually received a yellow card from Michael Oliver for a case of dissent from the sideline.

In doing so, as Peter Drury alluded to while speaking on commentary duty for Sky Sports, Lewis-Skelly became the first Arsenal player in Premier League history to receive a yellow card before actually making his debut in the competition.

Some might have assumed that Arteta would then be apprehensive to hand the Hale End graduate a debut against Manchester City, as, if he were to receive just one yellow card on the pitch, it would have obviously led to a red card.

Nevertheless, the Spaniard trusted Lewis-Skelly to keep himself out of any further trouble, and he did exactly that.

Gunners should be proud

While Lewis-Skelly and Arsenal fans alike will be gutted by Stones’ late equaliser, so many positives can be taken from Sunday’s 2-2 draw.

The north Londoners proved they can now go to intimidating arenas like the Etihad Stadium and actually take the game to the Citizens, rather than sit back, looking frightened as was the case in last season’s 0-0 draw in the same venue.

Even with ten men, Arsenal found a way to frustrate a team who are arguably the best in Europe, one who needed a very scruffy goal from Stones to salvage something from the game.

If Arsenal play with this type of belief more often than not, the 2024/25 campaign should be a special one for the Gunners.