Arsenal slowly played a good attack, and they were also attacking Manchester City's defense again and again; The Blues got off to a good start and did threaten Arsenal's goal at one point. However, the feng shui turned, and Arsenal used their excellent attack to suppress Manchester City at the Manchester City Stadium at this time, and now the Gunners have more opportunities and initiative in the game.

Xiao Qing and his teammates are now also striving to play more aggressively in the game, and Arsenal now have a tendency to slowly take the pace and initiative of the game into their hands, and the Gunners are naturally hoping to continue to work hard at this time. The battle for the top spot has always been fierce and brutal, although Arsenal have dominated Manchester City in the last two seasons; It's just that Manchester City have been making waves in the transfer market over the years, and the speed at which their strength has grown is incredible.

Xiao Qing and his teammates can't be careless, because Manchester City at this time is also trying to regain the initiative in the game, and they can also ensure that they have a certain counterattack power in the face of Arsenal's crazy impact. It was not destined to be an easy match, and both teams were trying to get a better performance in the game at this time. Although they each played a dangerous attack for the first half hour, the situation looked evenly matched.

In the 33rd minute of the game, Nasri crossed three people on the right side of the field, but in a hurry to perform, he made a slightly more powerful last shot in the face of Arsenal's defenders, and Szczesny confiscated the ball. Two minutes later, Cazorla cleverly got away from Barry on the left and crossed over. Xiao Qing and Van Persie slammed on the door. However, Xiao Qing's header in the middle of the penalty area went wide. In the 35th minute, Van Persie seemed to shoot from the top of the arc. Outflanked Xiao Qing and clearance Kolo Toure both fell to the ground but neither touched the ball, but Joe Hart got the ball.

The game is going to be evenly matched, both teams are able to play very well in attack at this time, and they are both able to get more good chances in the game. The pace of the game became more and more intense, and the smell of gunpowder became stronger and stronger, because they were all able to create chances in the game, because they were all hungry for victory. In such an important match, no one will easily admit defeat. They will be more aggressive at this time, because they want not only to win, but also to get the initiative to fight for the championship.

In the 38th minute of the game, Barry tackled Arteta from behind and was shown a yellow card by the referee on duty. Two minutes later, Aguero made a steal in front of the court and then crossed the bar, dodged the angle and fired a low right-footed shot into the middle, and the ball was collected by Szczesny. Both teams wanted to take the lead in the final moments of the first half, so the pace of the game at this time also increased a lot, and the players of both teams also launched a more fierce confrontation and competition on the field, and the smell of gunpowder in the game was also increasing, and they were both eager to win. This season will be a life-and-death battle between the two teams.

In the final moments of the first half, Vermaelen knocked over Aguero in midfield and received a yellow card; After that, Balotelli forced a breakthrough on the left and was knocked to the ground by a direct tackle by Jurou Lianren with the ball. The referee did not say anything. At this time, the players of Manchester City were also unhappy, even the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, and the players of the two teams were also crowded together at this time, and the game with a strong smell of gunpowder was also completely ignited because of some foul actions.

The players of the two teams were trash talking to each other, although this conflict was quickly ended by the intervention of some calm players and the referee, but this also completely illustrated the anger in the hearts of the players of the two teams, they do not need any mobilization at this time, because they are full of anticipation and desire for the game, and they will go all out to win the game in the game.

"Keep up our offense, keep keeping them pressing!" Wenger is basically satisfied with the team's performance in the first half, although the team did not score, it is also because Manchester City's goalkeeper played well and Manchester City's overall defensive strength is still good, those are the reasons for not scoring, as long as the team can play their own tactics in the game, then Wenger is more satisfied, because he believes that the team can score in the next game, and he believes that the team can continue to succeed in the second half of the game.

'We have a strong opponent and they have a lot of good players in attack, but I need you to cut them off in midfield and pay attention to Silva, who is the starting point of Manchester City's attack, to cut off the link between their midfield and the front of the pitch so that we can get more chances in the game. Manchester City has a lot of attacking points, and Manchester City, which has blossomed more points, has enough attackers, especially their forward line has a group of excellent forwards; However, Wenger is also more experienced in such a team, because he knows that cutting off the connection between the midfield and the front court in the game will definitely help the team get more initiative in the game, which is also the habitual defensive method of many teams against Arsenal.

It's just that the current Arsenal doesn't care too much about this defensive method, in the previous two seasons, some teams may be able to focus on pinching the midfield, which can bring some difficulties to Arsenal, and the single defense can't completely limit Xiao Qing, so just pinch Xiao Qing's receiving line, which is also the best way to weaken Xiao Qing on the offensive end.

It's just that this defensive strategy doesn't seem to be so effective now, because Xiao Qing is becoming more and more comprehensive now, and many times Xiao Qing can retreat to a deep position to get the ball; In addition, the current Arsenal tactics can be said to be completely centered on Xiao Qing, whether it is Arteta in the middle or Walcott and Cazorla on the wings, their existence is to constantly feed Xiao Qing. Manchester City's forwards are very good, but these players are obviously not as restrained as Xiao Qing in the forward line, which is also a good choice for Arsenal now, they can take advantage of the opponent's limited ability to score independently to fight for more initiative in the game.

Arsenal's players are using the precious fifteen-minute break to recover their fitness, and the confrontation with a strong team like Manchester City must make the Arsenal players feel the rapid consumption of physical energy, such a fierce confrontation also makes the Arsenal players feel some fatigue at this time, they do not have enough squad depth like Manchester City, which also makes the Arsenal players may be more trapped in the test of physical fitness in such a matchup.

In the first half of the game, although the two teams did not score, although in the first half of the game the two teams looked evenly matched, but such a game is still quite intense, and the fans have no reason not to feel satisfied, in the first half of the game the two teams brought a high-quality game, sometimes not only more goals to show that the game is good-looking, many times the excellent offensive battle is also very attractive to the fans, fast-paced, High-quality matchups are easy to catch the attention of the fans, because such matches can also feel breathless.

In the second half, Manchester City also strengthened their attacking intensity at this time, and they tried to catch Arsenal off guard at this time, and they did a good job. In the 49th minute of the game, Nasri's cross from the left forced Arsenal to send a corner; Silva was cleared before the penalty was cleared, the ball fell to his feet again, and the Spanish midfielder forced his way into the box and fell after making physical contact with Vermaelen, and the referee did not say anything.

City's home stadium was full of boos, and they were full of doubts about the referee's decision; This also made the Manchester City players feel very unhappy, because they felt that they had actually created a lot of good chances in the game, but the referee's loose penalty scale allowed Arsenal to keep the goal again and again. Although they have been stopped by Arsenal again and again, the current Manchester City players have not lost confidence and patience, they have performed very well in the game, since they have maintained a high-intensity attack, then they will definitely be able to show further and score goals.

In the 53rd minute of the game, Manchester City counterattacked, when Nasri dribbled the ball in midfield and slashed the ball diagonally to the left side of the field. At that time, he was standing in front of Arsenal's strongest defender Alexander Song, but Balotelli regarded it as nothing, only to see him complete the lateral escape of the Cameroonian in the simplest but not ineffective way, that is, directly pull the ball out, and then immediately follow up with his body and hit the goal from a small angle at the first time.

Balotelli's wild style of play made Alexander Song look uncomfortable, and just as the Cameroonians were in charge, the ball was already flying towards the gate guarded by Szczesny, and it was straight to the far corner, although Szczesny flew to make a save, he couldn't hit the ball far and Arsenal was in chaos. Vermaelen headed the ball out of the net before Aguero but couldn't head it wide and David Silva, unmarked at the back post, fired a right-footed shot into the empty net.

1-0, Manchester City finally scored after a long period of bombardment, they also quickly took the initiative in this battle for the top spot, this game is now a new stage for Manchester City, because they are the leader, they hold the initiative of the game! (To be continued......)