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| Spanish teammates David Silva and Jesus Navas ecstatic after Silva scored ManCity's 6th goal from Navas cross |
Manchester City is tough at home.
Not even the league leading Arsenal was able to withstand the pressure
of Manchester City as it suffered humility with a 6-3 drubbing at Etihad
Stadium. Manchester City playing an inspired game was dominant in
possession all throughout. In contrast,
Arsenal's seems lackluster and slow. Gone is the trademark free flowing game
which Arsenal is known for.
As expected, Manchester City broke the ice in the 14th
minute when a wrong Bacary Sagna clearance resulted in a side volley by Sergio
Aguero from a Samir Nasri corner.
Arsenal responded in the 31st minute. Jack Wilshere stole the
ball from Toure Yaya who square it to Mesut Ozil. Ozil released a probing cross
that found Theo Walcott who fired just outside the penalty box. Dimechelis
deflection helped as the stunned Pantilimon just look as the ball finds the
back of the net. However, less than 10
minutes later, Manchester City took back the lead in the 39th minute
when Yaya Toure found Pablo Zabaleta on the right hand side of the penalty
box. Zabaleta's ensuing cross set up for
an Alvaro Negredo tap in and Manchester City is up 2-1.
Manchester City up the lead 3-1 into the 50th mark of the
game. Mathieu Flamini missed a Mesut Ozil pass. This error was pounced upon by
Fernandinho who rushed to the box and rifled a goal. Arsenal hopes however is revived when in the
63rd minute, Theo Walcott scored
his second goal with a chip shot from a chip pass by Aaron Ramsey. But it seems that for every Arsenal goal,
Manchester City has ready answer. Three
minutes after the Walcott's goal, Manchester City responded and virtually dash
hopes for Arsenal to salvage a draw. Samir Nasri slide the ball to the right to
Jesus Navas. Jesus Navas then slide a cross which a waiting David Silva side
footed for a bullet like shot that stunned Sczcesny.
Samir Nasri tried twice to score in the later part of the game. His first attempt missed but the same was picked up by James Milner who again found Nasri lingering in the box to give the perfect pass. Nasri latched on to the ball but his attempt went wide high above the net. Nasri's persistence however paid off as minutes later, he squared Fernandinho who scored an easy goal after an Arsenal defensive miscue.
Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker scored a consolation header at injury time to reduce the gap to 5-3. However, for an Arsenal goal, Manchester City seems to have an answer. Manchester City is gifted a penalty after Sczcesny fouled James Milner to set up a Yaya Toure penalty. Toure's conversion made the final count at 6-3.
Samir Nasri tried twice to score in the later part of the game. His first attempt missed but the same was picked up by James Milner who again found Nasri lingering in the box to give the perfect pass. Nasri latched on to the ball but his attempt went wide high above the net. Nasri's persistence however paid off as minutes later, he squared Fernandinho who scored an easy goal after an Arsenal defensive miscue.
Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker scored a consolation header at injury time to reduce the gap to 5-3. However, for an Arsenal goal, Manchester City seems to have an answer. Manchester City is gifted a penalty after Sczcesny fouled James Milner to set up a Yaya Toure penalty. Toure's conversion made the final count at 6-3.
