Manchester City dropped points despite Arsenal being reduced to 10 men after a first-half red card.
Paul Merson expressed concerns about why Manchester City’s Jeremy Doku wasn’t penalized with a yellow card for delaying the restart earlier in the match.
In this crucial Premier League clash, Arsenal aimed for their first win against the defending champions since 2015. The match started poorly for Arsenal when Erling Haaland scored just nine minutes in, taking advantage of a sluggish defense.
However, Riccardo Calafiori unexpectedly equalized with a spectacular left-footed strike from just outside the box, beating Ederson. Arsenal then took the lead when Gabriel headed in a corner from Bukayo Saka just before halftime.
Disaster struck in stoppage time when Leandro Trossard was shown a second yellow card for kicking the ball away, leaving Arsenal with 10 players for the second half.
During the halftime analysis on Sky Sports, Arsenal legend Paul Merson questioned why Doku had not received a yellow card for a similar act earlier, when he kicked the ball back into Arsenal’s half while the referee allowed play to continue.
