"Mikel Arteta defended his team selection in Arsenal's 1-1 draw against Manchester City and said his side "completely dominated" the game despite a failure to claim all three points after registering record-breaking possession against a Pep Guardiola team. Arsenal now sit five points behind leaders Liverpool after Gabriel Martinelli's stoppage time equaliser snatched a draw at the Emirates following Erling Haaland's ninth minute opener for City."
"But after starting with Eberechi Eze, Bukayo Saka and Martinelli on the bench, Gunners' boss Arteta rejected suggestions that his starting lineup lacked ambition. "I leave that to you [to decide]," Arteta told reporters. "But there was a lot of attacking players in that team. "It's easy to say that [we lacked ambition], but we started the game very well and completely dominated. "City scored a goal and then did nothing."
Arsenal registered 67.2% possession in a 1-1 draw with Manchester City, the highest possession ever recorded against a Pep Guardiola side. Gabriel Martinelli scored a stoppage-time equaliser after Erling Haaland's ninth-minute opener, leaving Arsenal five points behind Liverpool. Mikel Arteta defended his starting lineup despite benching Eberechi Eze, Bukayo Saka and Martinelli, saying the team "completely dominated" and controlled both halves. Arteta noted City created only a corner, a counter-attack and a giveaway. Striker Viktor Gyökeres failed to register a shot because the team could not find the key pass despite many balls into the box.
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