“What Pep Gaurdiorla did against Arsenal on Sunday, If it’s Mikel Arteta he would have been suspended by now… I’m not an Arsenal fan but Premier League officials aren’t fair to Arsenal”: Premier League legend can’t believe what Pep Guardiola did during Man City’s 2-2 draw vs Arsenal
Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta are the only managers in the Premier League this season whose teams are yet to lose a game this season after Manchester City and Arsenal shared the spoils in a dramatic 2-2 draw.
However, unlike Arteta’s Gunners side who have drawn two games, Guardiola’s side have only dropped points in one match this campaign and that occurred during their latest outing on Sunday.
With the £378,846-a-week manager being the fierce competitor he is, it is difficult to gauge whether he was happy with the result or not.
After John Stones’ close-range effort hit the back of the net, Pep Guardiola looked visibly delighted and understandably so as his side had showed character to take home a draw.
But Guardiola might also be left wondering whether Arsenal were there for the taking.
Ultimately, Manchester City made several mishaps that also played a part in them managing to draw the game.
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For instance, Pep Guardiola mentioned Kyle Walker’s shoddy defending for Gabriel Magalhaes’ headed goal to give Arsenal a 2-1 lead in the first half.
Similarly, the hosts could potentially have closed Riccardo Calafiori out better instead of giving him the space and time to open the scoring for the visitors.
In the second half, the North London side were down to 10 men due to Leandro Trossard’s injury and on another day, Manchester City could have demolished them.
