"For Arsenal, it felt as if all hope had left the stadium. Mikel Arteta had started with the dial turned towards caution but by the time the board went up to show seven minutes of stoppage time, the manager had torn off the handbrake, sending on attacking substitutes, praying that one of his finishers could come up trumps."
"It was attack versus defence, as it had been throughout, but now it was a ridiculously extreme version, Pep Guardiola's Manchester City set up with everybody deep; 5-4-1, desperately holding on to the advantage given to them by Erling Haaland in the ninth minute."
"And then one substitute, Eberechi Eze, saw another replacement, Gabriel Martinelli, begin an all-or-nothing run behind the City back line. And he lobbed the ball towards him. Martinelli's finish was outstanding. The touch was perfect and, with the outside of his right boot, he managed the not insignificant feat of lifting the ball up and over Gianluigi Donnarumma and down into the far corner."
Arsenal trailed after Erling Haaland's ninth-minute finish. Manchester City sat deep in a 5-4-1, defending the lead as Guardiola made cautious substitutions. Mikel Arteta began cautiously but moved to an all-out attack as stoppage time approached, introducing attacking substitutes in search of a breakthrough. Eberechi Eze found Gabriel Martinelli, who completed an extraordinary lob over Gianluigi Donnarumma with the outside of his right boot to level the match. The goal sparked wild celebrations and provided a valuable point for Arsenal, while the result advantaged Liverpool in the league standings.
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