MANCHESTER CITY 0-0 ARSENAL: Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta serve up a cagey match which doesn't live up to its billing and hands Liverpool a lead at the top of the Premier League
Arsenal ended their losing streak in the Premier League at Manchester City, but failed to produce the knockout blow they needed to go back top of the table.
Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta both introduced attacking players off the bench but there was still little to get excited about in the second half as the defences won out. Arsenal will reflect on a hard-earned point but there was no grandstand finale. Here are the talking points from the first goalless draw in the Premier League in two months.
We should’ve known it was coming, really, with both managers so familiar with each other and both sides playing four central defenders across the backline. But you can imagine how many disgruntled neutrals there were watching on from pubs across the country as this played out. As the half-time whistle went, even Peter Drury's famous turn of phrase couldn't couldn't dress it up as anything other than a disappointment.
Taylor keeps his cards away A cursory glance at social media on Sunday afternoon told you that Anthony Taylor was not a popular man with Arsenal or Man City fans. Referees are rarely hailed – people don’t log on to tweet ‘Well done ref!’ after all – but Taylor took an interesting approach to the biggest match of the season.
Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli were Arteta's trump cards, and while the Belgian forced a save from Stefan Ortega late on, it wasn't too troubling for the second-choice City keeper.
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