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Pep Guardiola Posts Shocking Career-Worst Statistic in Man City’s Draw With Arsenal

Pep Guardiola Posts Shocking Career-Worst Statistic in Man City’s Draw With Arsenal
Pep Guardiola Posts Shocking Career-Worst Statistic in Man City’s Draw With ArsenalČTK / AP / Kin Cheung

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola reached a rare low as a tactical shift backfired during their 1-1 draw with Arsenal on Sunday (September 21), resulting in a shocking career-worst statistic for the Spaniard.

Erling Haaland opened the scoring for Man City at the Emirates after just nine minutes following a devastating counterattack from the visitors.

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Arsenal dominated the game from then on, forcing Guardiola to bring Phil Foden off and replace him with Nathan Ake, reverting to a back five.

After a string of nearly moments, Gabriel Martinelli finally scored the equaliser for Mikel Arteta’s side in the 93rd minute.

OptaJoe reports that City had just 32.8% possession against Arsenal, the lowest possession recorded by any Guardiola side in a top-flight league match (out of 601) in his career.