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John Stones’ 98th-minute equaliser salvaged a 2-2 draw for Manchester City on Sunday against an Arsenal side who had to play the entire second half with 10 men following Leandro Trossard’s controversial red card.
In a pulsating game at Etihad Stadium between last season’s top two in the Premier League, Erling Haaland scored his 100th goal for City in just 105 appearances, giving the home side a ninth-minute lead. The Gunners responded impressively, though, as Riccardo Calafiori marked his league debut with a sublime left-footed strike before Gabriel Magalhaes headed in Bukayo Saka’s 45th-minute corner.
Trossard was dismissed for a second yellow-card offense in kicking the ball away after fouling Bernado Silva, a moment that prompted a furious reaction from Gunners boss Mikel Arteta. City spent the entire second half camped on the edge of Arsenal’s box but looked destined to lose a league game at home for the first time in almost two years before Stones turned the ball home from close range after a scramble in the box following a short corner.