John Stones makes 'dirty' Arsenal claim after snatching dramatic Man City draw

Arsenal defended resiliently and tried to tally down the timepiece with delaying tactics, but Manchester City's persistence paid disconnected close astatine the extremity to instrumentality them backmost to the apical of the table

John Stones scored a melodramatic 98th-minute equaliser for Manchester City – past took a swipe astatine Arsenal for their time-wasting tactics.

City's 47-game unbeaten tally astatine location successful each competitions was connected the enactment until Stones struck successful the dying moments to support that streak and rescue a point. Arsenal played the second-half with 10 men aft Leandro Trossard was controversially sent disconnected for a 2nd yellowish paper successful first-half added clip for kicking the shot away.

Mikel Arteta's broadside defended resiliently and tried to tally down the timepiece with delaying tactics, but City's persistence paid disconnected close astatine the extremity to instrumentality them backmost to the apical of the table. Stones said: "It was a hard day for some teams, however they halt the play, however they usage the broadside of shot that not galore teams do.

“You tin telephone it clever oregon dirty, whichever mode you privation to enactment it, but they interruption up the crippled which upsets the rhythm. They usage it to their vantage and we dealt with it precise well.

“They dilatory the crippled down, they get the keeper connected the level truthful they tin get immoderate accusation onto the pitch. We had to power our emotions during those pugnacious times and I felt similar we did. There were a batch of pugnacious tackles, immoderate silly decisions, but we did well.

“I wouldn't accidental they person mastered it, but they person done it for a fewer years now, truthful we knew to expect that.” City brag Pep Guardiola said: “With 11 against 10, it's different. They defended truthful deep. Give recognition to Arsenal, they're truly bully and they support altogether.

“We were truthful astute not to marque speedy actions and we were truthful astute not to concede fouls. Don't interaction them, which was truly good, due to the fact that the crippled continued and astatine the extremity we scored.”

Gunners brag Arteta was seething with the determination to nonstop disconnected Trossard but would lone say: “I similar not to comment, due to the fact that it was that obvious. I was already successful large occupation trying to benignant retired what happened connected the pitch, truthful it's not my problem.

"Obviously, it's a occurrence we played 56 minutes astatine the Etihad with 10 men. It's unbelievable what we've done. It's evident what happened erstwhile they made that decision, but it doesn't merit my comment. I don't privation to ruin thing other disconnected the pitch."

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