Two Arsenal players set a new Premier League passing record against Manchester City.
Despite being down to ten men, Arsenal appeared to be on track for a memorable 2-1 victory at the Etihad Stadium.
Arsenal tied Man City 2-2 with a goal from Mikel Arteta.Thanks to Reuters
Erling Haaland scored the first goal nine minutes in, but Riccardo Calafiori tied the game with a stunning left-footed shot.
Gabriel then put Arsenal ahead with a header from a corner kick right before halftime. However, Leandro Trossard was still shown a red card.
The Belgian player got two yellow cards and was sent off, leaving Arsenal with the impossible job of keeping the win.
And it looked like they were going to do that until John Stones scored an equalizer EIGHT minutes into extra time.
Moving ForwardNot only did Kai Havertz have to help out on defense, but Jurrien Timber had to fill in as a fullback.
And it cost them innovation because neither of them made a single good pass during the game.
It broke an Opta record for the most minutes played by an outfielder in a Premier League game without completing a pass.
Amazingly, it happened twice in the same game. Havertz missed five times, and Timber missed six times.
“Because we always have to defend with six people in our box.” That’s it.
“That’s crazy! I’m so proud of them.” I was very unhappy that we gave up that goal after standing strong for so long, since we had to play 97 minutes before the 99th.
“But at the same time, I have to be proud of them.”
Arteta hailed his side’s defensive efforts
