The hottest New Year’s Day in London history also saw Arsenal fans warm up after the team collapsed to Manchester City.
Arsenal fans threw plastic bottles and toilet paper rolls at City players as they celebrated Spain’s Rodri’s goal for the added-time win on Saturday at the Emirates Stadium.
City’s somersault to win 2-1 to secure their 11th consecutive Premier League win was completed in the third minute of injury time. This led to Rodri ripping the jersey and sliding across the field in front of the home crowd.
“We struggled a bit in the first half, in the second half we played more as we know,” admitted Rodri. “They had a great game, but luckily we showed our character as a champion.”
While City are 11 points ahead of Chelsea at the top of the standings, fourth-place Arsenal lamenting the collapse.
“We are frustrated with the outcome playing a game like this against one of the best teams in the world,” admitted Arsenal assistant coach Albert Stuivenberg, who was on the bench because coach Mikel Arrieta is isolated with COVID-19. “In the end, leaving with no point is frustrating because we should have won the game.”
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