After a 15-minute half-time break, the two sides returned to play.

But just when people were expecting a second half to continue without play, Manchester City were the first to break the deadlock.

Koscielny's defence conceded a free-kick from the right side of the City penalty area, just one minute into the game.

Kevin De Bruyne took a free-kick and was intercepted by Mustafi in the box, but Xhaka's clearance on the second was not far enough to reach safety.

Kompany put the ball back into the box at one point and Arsenal's backline tried to set up an offside position, but Mustafi dragged it to the end, allowing the sharp-witted Gabriel Jesus to get a chance.

The Brazilian phenom poked the ball before Cech did, and it slipped right under Petr's armpit.

Manchester City went to a dream start in the second half!

The City players hugged and celebrated after the goal, in stark contrast to the lost Gunners defence.

Conceding a goal at the beginning of the second half was tantamount to pouring cold water on them who had been on the offensive in the first half.

'It was a surprise that Arsenal conceded at the start of the second half and obviously Arsenal hadn't reacted to the joy of the midfield. Martin Taylor said.

'It's true Martin, Xhaka's clearance is too low, he could have done better. They're going to come on! ”

"Cheer up, boys! There's still time! Arsene Wenger reminded everyone on the sidelines.

He didn't expect to concede the ball at the beginning, but as a professional player and coach, they don't give up easily.

The Arsenal fans at the scene continued to sing their battle songs, and the gongs and drums were shocking, and they were not affected by the goal conceded in the slightest.

"It's good that it's just started, so they still have a chance, right?"

Alan Smith nodded.

After kick-off at halfway, the game continued, and Arsenal quickly adjusted their mentality and regained the initiative in the middle of the midfield. After Manchester City pressed several times to no avail, they consciously contracted under Pep Guardiola's instructions, preserving energy and reducing unnecessary exertion.

In the 59th minute of the game, Ozil, who had the ball on the right side, forced a cross after being intercepted by many people, but Fei kicked the ball on the outside instep with his right foot, and the football spun quickly towards the goal. Moraes focused and saved the shot that looked like a shot. After the corner kick attack, Lacazette grabbed the first point but was held in Moraes again.

On 65 minutes, Sun Xiang was fouled on the left side of the penalty area, and the referee gave Sane a yellow card and awarded Arsenal a set-piece. Mesut Ozil took the penalty and the ball found Mustafi at the back post, but the Arsenal centre-back's header was narrowly missed.

In the past ten minutes, Arsenal have regained their first-half form, but the problem has not changed, and there is always a lack of final words.

So in the 66th minute, the professor made two substitutions in a row, with Olivier Giroud replacing Urzu and Welbeck replacing Cazorla.

Sun Xiang dropped back a bit and partnered Wilshere in the middle of midfield as Arsenal went from 3-4-2-1 to 3-5-2.

After the substitution, Wenger couldn't help but sigh that it would be good to have a player like Sun Xiang in the team, he can always play any position according to the manager's arrangement, and there are really not many players in the front court, Arsenal.

Returning from a false centre-forward to an attacking midfielder, Sun Xiang didn't take much time to adapt, having previously made the same tactical change at VfL Wolfsburg.

Looking at Arsenal's attacking posture, Pep Guardiola's Manchester City can't sit still, in modern football, which advocates attack, attack is the best defense. In order to effectively limit the ball in Arsenal's midfielders, Guardiola replaced Gabriel Jesus with Sergio Aguero, allowing the Argentine to "sweep" up front.

In the 75th minute, Arsenal, who had five midfielders, still created a threat up front.

Sun Xiang caught the attention of Fernandinho with the ball, then took two or three steps before splitting the ball to the middle, waiting for Xhaka, who was waiting for the opportunity to take the ball, and then burst into a cold arrow from 30 meters away, and the ball was bravely blocked by Moraes.

"Brilliant shot! Brilliant save! Xhaka's shot reminded me of Carlos, where the Brazilian heavy gunner had many powerful long-range shots! Arsenal are getting closer to scoring! ”

"Before Xhaka got the ball, Sun's ball handling was also taken care of by Manchester City, and without his pulling, Xhaka would not have had a chance. If City want to win games, I don't think a player can let go of Sun at all, his threat is everywhere. ”

Sun Xiang is a real threat and City's defence will be very careful whenever he gets the ball, even though he is only 18 years old.

Pep Guardiola also understands this truth, and he does not want to make Sun Xiang's threat worse, so he plans to send troops to replace him with a defensive midfielder.

Five minutes later, however, City were dealt a blow.

Sun Xiang cut off the ball at Sane's feet, which was also Sun Xiang's first active physical confrontation in this game. Both sides had their hands moving, but not enough to stop the game.

Sane, who lost the ball, was a little angry, so he tripped Sun Xiang behind him.

The referee could certainly see that Sane's kick was clearly deliberate.

Yellow!

Sane was already carrying a yellow card, so two yellows turned into one red. City had one man down in the 80th minute.

Originally, Guardiola was like a substitution, which disrupted Dayuan's deployment.

Come to think of it, Pep Guardiola replaced him with Stones. He's going to keep the last ten minutes.

"Oh! Pep Guardiola replaced Stones, this is to defend! Martin Taylor said.

"Martin, maybe I'll be in a suit for the next game." Alan Smith laughed.

Arsenal's attack has only blossomed and has not borne fruit, and if City now add another defender, it will be difficult to penetrate.

Arsenal also made the final changes, with Nigerian youngster Alexis Iwobi coming on for Xhaka. The professor is going to give it a go.

In the 82nd minute, Arsenal won a set-piece in the middle of the midfield.

Mesut Ozil and Xhaka were not on the pitch, and the task of taking long set-pieces was left to Sun Xiang.

"Alain, I have a hunch that this goal is going to go in." Martin Taylor looked at the number 4 player standing in front of the ball on the pitch.

This premonition came up from the moment Sun Xiang took the ball.

"Okay Martin, if this goal goes in, I'm not just going to wear a shirt, I'm going to work in an Arsenal suit!" The two commentators also cheered.

"Player No. 4, listen to my whistle and you're ready to go!"

After the referee stepped back to a reasonable range, he blew the whistle.

Sun Xiang didn't have too much running, just two steps away, and he didn't seem to plan to draw into it.

He took two full steps, and then didn't swing his right foot in a big way, and used the front end of his foot to pick up the ball.

Unlike a normal lob, the ball is thrusted by the toe and the ball speeds up and makes a bit of an arc on the way.

That's a height that City's defenders can't match.

Moraes didn't dare to make a rash attack.

The ball found Mustafi at the back post, but the German centre-back had a great chance to open the scoring in the second half but didn't take it.

And this time, he finally didn't disappoint the Gunners fans.

A powerful header goes to the far corner of the goal.

Mustafi's header took the ball to the next level, and Moraes didn't have time to react before the ball flew into the back of the net behind him.