Official Site of Arsenal · Sep 23, 2024
Arsenal Analysed: How we frustrated City
City analysisSunday's game at Manchester City served up two polarising halves of football as we were reduced to ten men on the brink of half-time.
Adrian Clarke has watched back the 2-2 draw at Etihad Stadium to explain Mikel Arteta's approach during the match.
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From a tactical perspective it was fascinating to watch how Mikel Arteta problem solved our approach once his team were reduced to ten men.
His decision to bring on Ben White made sense, and we understandably switched to five at the back. However, it was a surprise of sorts to see us line up in a 5-4-0.