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Under-23s: Man City 6-5 Arsenal - Report

Emile Smith Rowe scored twice as our under-23s slipped to defeat against Manchester City on Saturday.

WHAT HAPPENED

City’s Nabil Touaizi broke the deadlock early on with a perfectly-timed chipped finish, but shortly after Smith Rowe levelled the score with a drilled strike into the bottom corner.

Krystian Bielik then handed us the lead with a thumping header from Charlie Gilmour’s corner, before Xavier Amaechi doubled our advantage with a right-footed half-volley at the far post.

It looked as if we’d be going into half-time with our two-goal lead, but before the referee could blow his whistle, Adria Bernabe found the top left corner with a stunning first-time finish from the edge of the box.