Manchester City star Erling Haaland has struggled against the Premier League's top six teams away from Etihad Stadium but there were no signs of those issues on Wednesday evening. City's talisman caused numerous problems for William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes before rounding off his performance with a goal.
The Gunners were able to match the physicality and intensity of City in the opening 45 minutes with Haaland, City's main threat, enduring a difficult opening period. Chaos ensued in the box to allow Haaland to fire a shot at goal but that was his only major sight of the net in the first 45.
Pep Guardiola isn't exactly known for having a pragmatic playstyle but with Arsenal squeezing high up the pitch, the visitors were forced to go long at points which did see Haaland out-muscle Saliba to win back possession before being fouled which likely indicated he could have the advantage in ground duels.
