Manchester City rise above Arsenal’s tactics to salvage a point
Manchester City and Arsenal played out an entertaining 2-all draw at the Etihad yesterday.
The Premier League encounter between the two teams had no shortage of talking points across the 90 minutes. But come the final whistle City had risen above Arsenal’s tactics to salvage a point from the match.
But in doing so they showed the mettle that has served them so well in previous seasons to claim the past four Premier League titles.
One talking point to come out of the game was the tactical approach employed by Mikel Arteta and his team. Arsenal were determined to frustrate Manchester City across the full 90 minutes.
Even when the game was 11 versus 11 Arsenal employed tactics that were designed to frustrate Pep Guardiola’s side. When they could Arsenal would disrupt the rhythm of...
