Manchester Metropolis’s John Stones and Bernardo Silva criticised Arsenal’s “soiled” strategy and “time-wasting” after the edges’ rivalry turned hostile in their 2-2 draw on the Etihad Stadium.
Gabriel Magalhães scored the guests’ second aim with a header from a nook whereas Metropolis’s goalkeeper Ederson was being blocked. Leandro Trossard was then despatched off simply earlier than half-time after receiving a second yellow card for kicking the ball away and, all the way down to 10 males within the second half, Arsenal slowed the sport down each time doable. The guests’ ways virtually earned a well-known win, however Stones’s 98th-minute strike rescued a degree for Metropolis. Erling Haaland had opened the scoring earlier than Riccardo Calafiori equalised for the Gunners.
Requested about Arsenal’s darkish arts, Stones stated: “I don’t know if they’ve mastered it, they’ve completed it for just a few years, and we all know to count on that. You may name it intelligent, or soiled, whichever approach you wish to put it.
“They break up the sport, and it upsets the rhythm for everybody. I believed we handled it rather well. It’s not simple when these issues are taking place, and also you’re attempting to realize momentum, you’re attempting to get a foot within the recreation and get above them. These little stoppages cease that.”
Silva echoed Stones’s ideas. “There was just one group that got here to play soccer,” he stated. “The opposite got here to play to the boundaries of what was doable to do and allowed by the referee.”
The Portuguese added: “The second aim is already their regular block to our keeper allowed by the referee. After which the referee allowed a sequence of time-wasting occasions.”
Requested in regards to the distinction between Metropolis’s battles with Liverpool and their newer rivalry with Arsenal, Silva stated: “Possibly that Liverpool have already gained a Premier League, Arsenal haven’t. That Liverpool have gained a Champions League, Arsenal haven’t. Liverpool all the time confronted us head to head to attempt to win the video games.”
Mikel Arteta had his personal complaints, taking difficulty with the referee, Michael Oliver, for an absence of consistency after failing to ebook Metropolis’s Jérémy Doku for kicking the ball away earlier than giving Trossard a second yellow for a similar offence. “I’ve seen it and it’s apparent,” Arteta stated. “If it’s like that, I’m anticipating 100 video games to be 10 v 11 this season.”
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“Clearly, it’s already a miracle we performed 56 minutes on the Etihad with 10 males. It’s unbelievable what we’ve completed. It’s apparent what -happened once they made that -decision, nevertheless it doesn’t deserve my remark. We tailored in the very best approach, the best way we compete – I’m so pleased with them. It couldn’t be a harder state of affairs and the best way we dealt with it.”
In August Arsenal had Declan Rice despatched off of their 1-1 draw with Brighton in an identical state of affairs. Whereas celebrating Stones’s aim, Haaland bounced the ball off Gabriel’s head however Arteta performed down the incident. “I feel it was feelings and that’s it,” he stated. Pep Guardiola was not sure on the prognosis for Rodri, who was compelled off with a knee harm. “I don’t know [how serious],” he stated. “I didn’t ask the medical doctors.”
Guardiola criticised Kyle Walker for failing to mark Gabriel when the latter scored. “He has to [do better] and didn’t,” stated the supervisor.
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