Arsenal equalized in the third minute of stoppage time through Gabriel Martinelli to snatch a 1-1 draw with Manchester City, whose rare ultra-defensive performance under Pep Guardiola narrowly failed to deliver a win in the Premier League on Sunday.

Erling Haaland scored a ninth-minute goal on the counterattack and City went on to frustrate Arsenal with a defensive master class that was so unlike a team coached by Guardiola, who is famed for cherishing possession

There was a late twist for Guardiola, however, when Eberechi Eze played a ball over City's packed defense and Martinelli latched onto it before lobbing goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

It left Liverpool, the defending champion, with a five-point lead after just five games, with Arsenal in second place on goal difference over To

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