Manchester City 2-2 Arsenal: Haaland's Century, But Arsenal's Tenacity Shines

In the fifth week of the Premier League, Manchester City and Arsenal met at the Etihad Stadium.

City took the lead with Haaland's early goal in the ninth minute. In the 22nd minute, Arsenal's new signing Calafiori equalized the score with a magnificent shot from outside the penalty area.

In the 46th minute, Gabriel sent the ball into the net after Bukayo Saka's corner from the right for Arsenal and put his team ahead.

At the end of the first half, Arsenal's Leandro Trossard was sent off due to a second yellow card. The team ended the first half leading 2-1.

Neither team scored any goals in the main 45 minutes of the second half. The fans, who believed that Arsenal, now down to ten men, would end the match with a victory, were in for a big surprise from City.

Manchester City equalised with Stones' goal in the 98th minute. The match ended 2-2.

With the result of this match, Manchester City maintained their top spot by increasing their points to 13. Arsenal is currently in fourth place in the Premier League with 11 points.

Erling Haaland, who has been breaking records since the beginning of the season, is experiencing another happy day today. He scored the 100th goal of his Premier League career with the goal he scored in this game.

The Norwegian star equalled Cristiano Ronaldo's record at Real Madrid by reaching this number of goals in his 105 matches.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Rodri, İlkay Gündoğan, Bernardo Silva, Savinho, Haaland, Doku

Brentford XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Partey, Rice, Havertz, Saka, Martinelli, Trossard

Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)

Goals: 9’ Erling Haaland, 22’ Riccardo Calafiori, 45+1’ Gabriel Magalhaes, 90+8’ John Stones

Manchester City will host Watford on Tuesday, September 24, for the EFL Cup's third round. Arsenal will host Bolton on Wednesday, September 25.