Gianluigi Donnarumma conceded his first goal in the premier league as Arsenal rescued a late draw against Manchester City at the Emirates, Softfootball reports.
Pep Guardiola hasn’t found the solution to beating Mikel Arteta as he is yet to win in six matches against his former assistant Coach. This time the game ended in a 1-1 draw in North London. Donnarumma who kept a clean sheet against Napoli in the UEFA Champions League in midweek and during his debut against Manchester United finally conceded a goal.
Arsenal started the game well at home but the Cityzens scored against the run of play through a swift counter-attack. Erling Haaland controlled the ball in the presence of three Arsenal defenders and played a pass into the path of new signing, Tijjani Reijnders. The former AC Milan midfielder carried the ball forward before returning the pass to the Norwegian, who controlled perfectly before slamming it past David Raya in goal for the Gunners.
Manchester City’s official X handle shared a post about the match.
A point on the road 💪
🔴 1-1 🩵 @okx pic.twitter.com/dIts3X9S4q
— Manchester City (@ManCity) September 21, 2025The goal was Haaland’s sixth goal in the 2025/26 premier league season. The match continue in the same flow in the second half as Arsenal continued to dominate the match.Arteta introduced Eberechi Eze and Bukayo Saka, who was returning from a hamstring injury and they helped the Gunners with more intensity.
Zubimendi had a shot from the edge of the box go over the bar and Eze forced Donnarumma into a smart save as Arsenal chased the equalizer. At the other end, Manchester City threatened on the counter-attack, with Belgium winger Jeremy Doku their main outlet but nothing came out of it. Arsenal kept faith that they could get back in the game and the Gunners confidence came from their 2-0 win against Athletic Bilbao in midweek.
Arsenal sounded more excited via their official X handle after the encounter as they secured a late draw.
Coming back to grab a priceless point 💪 pic.twitter.com/t1Vrei8Ml5
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) September 21, 2025And despite Manchester City switching to a back five as the visitors looked to protect their lead, Gabriel Martinelli’s produced a late dink over Donnarumma after connecting a pass from Eberechi Eze to rescue a point for Arsenal as the match ended 1-1.
