The City assaults the Emirates and the leadership

Guardiola's men beat Arsenal (1-3) in their postponed match

MADRID, 15 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Manchester City knocked Arsenal (1-3) this Wednesday in the postponed duel of matchday 12 of the Premier to take the league lead, although with one more game and tied on points with the Londoners, a vibrant direct duel in the Emirates that decided the goals of De Bruyne, Grealish and Haaland.

He could not disappoint the duel for the lead. Both already left a high-level first part, with a lot of pressure, looking for the steal up top and doing damage with vertical intention. Thus, Arsenal began by putting everything on the pitch, but City took advantage of a gift from Tomiyasu, in a bad loan that De Bruyne caught.

The Belgian did not forgive the 0-1 and, in the midst of the intensity of the two favorites for the title, Arsenal found the tie after a bad start from Ederson, who was able to see the second yellow card and who committed a penalty on Nketiah. Saka made it 1-1 at halftime, although Rodri sent a header into the crossbar in the long discount.

The last one was for City but, with the restart, Arsenal assumed the leading role in possession. All in all, the visiting team accepted their role in that sense and practiced pressing while waiting for the mistake or the quick exit. Thus, Guardiola's men savored the occasion with a penalty on Haaland, but the referee annulled the Norwegian for offside.

Gabriel got rid of the maximum penalty but shortly after he made another mistake, at the start, which punished City with Grealish's 1-2. Arsenal accused the blow and the current champion smelled blood with a De Bruyne who found Haaland in his 26th goal in the league.

Set, game and exchange of positions, with a City that becomes the leader, tied at 51 points and one more game, in the third consecutive day without winning against Arsenal. Mikel Arteta's men lengthen their worst streak of the season, with the doubts that he poses for the challenge of lifting the league title 19 years later.