{"id":3235,"date":"2024-09-23T03:35:42","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T03:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=3235"},"modified":"2024-09-23T03:35:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T03:35:42","slug":"guys-dont-believe-it-two-arsenal-stars-dont-make-a-single-pass-against-man-city-which-is-a-premier-league-record-that-has-never-been-seen-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=3235","title":{"rendered":"Guys, don\u2019t believe it. Two Arsenal stars don\u2019t make a single pass against Man City, which is a Premier League record that has never been seen before"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two Arsenal players set a new Premier League passing record against Manchester City.<\/p>\n

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Despite being down to ten men, Arsenal appeared to be on track for a memorable 2-1 victory at the Etihad Stadium.<\/p>\n

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Arsenal tied Man City 2-2 with a goal from Mikel Arteta.Thanks to Reuters<\/p>\n

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Erling Haaland scored the first goal nine minutes in, but Riccardo Calafiori tied the game with a stunning left-footed shot.<\/p>\n

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Gabriel then put Arsenal ahead with a header from a corner kick right before halftime. However, Leandro Trossard was still shown a red card.<\/p>\n

The Belgian player got two yellow cards and was sent off, leaving Arsenal with the impossible job of keeping the win.<\/p>\n

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And it looked like they were going to do that until John Stones scored an equalizer EIGHT minutes into extra time.<\/p>\n

Moving ForwardNot only did Kai Havertz have to help out on defense, but Jurrien Timber had to fill in as a fullback.<\/p>\n

And it cost them innovation because neither of them made a single good pass during the game.<\/p>\n

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It broke an Opta record for the most minutes played by an outfielder in a Premier League game without completing a pass.<\/p>\n

Amazingly, it happened twice in the same game. Havertz missed five times, and Timber missed six times.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause we always have to defend with six people in our box.\u201d That\u2019s it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s crazy! I\u2019m so proud of them.\u201d 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut at the same time, I have to be proud of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Arteta hailed his side\u2019s defensive efforts<\/p>\n

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