City - Arsenal match ended 2-2, but Arsenal would have won the match very easily if Arsenal had not been down to 10 men.
While the match was 1-2, Trossard received a red card for the second yellow card in the extra time of the first half and Arsenal were down to 10 men. In the second half, City attacked the Arsenal goal for a goal, but Stones scored the goal they were looking for at 90+8. Extra time worked very well for City today. With this draw, City increased its points to 13 and continued its leadership.
I sure did not expect Arsenal to be able to take a 2-1 lead in the second half while down to 10 men against Manchester City. They defended magnificently, only finally letting in a goal in the dying minutes which made it 2-2. The next game for them against Liverpool will really prove how serious contenders they are. To move third, at least they have to win that game or draw and remain fourth. But displacing Aston Villa seems quite tough; more so because Villa are likely to win against Ipswich in their next match and that may lift them into second place on the table.
If, however, Arsenal cannot beat Liverpool, or at least draw with them, then the story will be quite different. They could be in danger of dropping from fourth place, and this is where the pressure comes into play regarding the teams below them; the kind of pressure that can see them drop out of fourth spot especially with other teams breathing down their necks and also in good form. Liverpool is a team always tough to get points from which means if Arsenal does not get points they might lose ground on momentum standing-wise.