Following today’s goalless draw, Manchester City star Bernardo Silva described Arsenal as a “tough” team to play against.
On Sunday, Pep Guardiola’s team faced Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium and lost without scoring a goal for the first time in 57 games.
Even though it didn’t quite live up to the hype of a championship match, the Gunners will be happy with their determined defensive performance.
The game was a struggle for chances for both teams, with Nathan Ake perhaps having the best one from a corner. However, the City player misjudged his header, allowing David Raya to grab hold of it.
Apart from that one instance, Arsenal had little trouble that day as Gary Neville’s Man of the Match award went to William Saliba on Sky Sports.
Naturally, the Frenchman was not present when Arsenal lost 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium in April of last year.
And in the wake of today’s goalless draw, Bernardo Silva acknowledged that Arteta’s team has improved significantly.
Silva delivers verdict on Arsenal
Even though it didn’t quite live up to the hype of a championship match, the Gunners will be happy with their determined defensive performance.
The game was a struggle for chances for both teams, with Nathan Ake perhaps having the best one from a corner. However, the City player misjudged his header, allowing David Raya to grab hold of it.
Apart from that one instance, Arsenal had little trouble that day as Gary Neville’s Man of the Match award went to William Saliba on Sky Sports.
Naturally, the Frenchman was not present when Arsenal lost 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium in April of last year.
And in the wake of today’s goalless draw, Bernardo Silva acknowledged that Arteta’s team has improved significantly.
Even though it didn’t quite live up to the hype of a championship match, the Gunners will be happy with their determined defensive performance.
The game was a struggle for chances for both teams, with Nathan Ake perhaps having the best one from a corner. However, the City player misjudged his header, allowing David Raya to grab hold of it.
Apart from that one instance, Arsenal had little trouble that day as Gary Neville’s Man of the Match award went to William Saliba on Sky Sports.
Naturally, the Frenchman was not present when Arsenal lost 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium in April of last year.
And in the wake of today’s goalless draw, Bernardo Silva acknowledged that Arteta’s team has improved significantly.
The Portuguese winger was then questioned about whether Arsenal is any different from the group that lost badly to City at the end of the previous campaign.
He replied, “I felt like they were playing man-to-man the entire game last April.” It’s kind of a 50/50 when you do that, and it’s never easy to play against quick players like Kevin and Erling.
It wasn’t the same today. Indeed, though, a different team due to their greater experience.
“They are a strong team with young players who have gained a year of experience since their previous season of play here. I believe they were considerably better today.
William Saliba shines as Arsenal defeats City and gains a crucial point.
Saliba was one major difference that Arsenal saw between this season and the previous one.
Due to an injury sustained in April, Rob Holding replaced Gabriel Magalhaes in the starting lineup.
To be fair, Holding didn’t perform as well as Saliba that particular evening and didn’t perform at the same level.
