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Arteta: «Arsenal pulled off a miracle after being outnumbered for almost an hour at the Etihad»

Head coach of Arsenal Mikel Arteta commented on the draw result of the match of the 5th round of the championship of England with Manchester City (2:2).

Erling Holand (9th minute) and John Stones (90+8) distinguished themselves in the citizens. Arsenal's goals were scored by Ricardo Calafiori (22) and Gabriel (45+1).

«The Canaries from the end of the first half played in the minority due to the removal of striker Leandro Trossard.

«I am very proud of my team. We played in a tough environment against the best team in the world. What happened after the 2-1 score is a different story and I wouldn't want to comment on Trossard's suspension.

Obviously it's already a miracle that we lasted 56 minutes at the Etihad with ten men. What we did is unbelievable», BBC Sport quoted Arteta as saying.

At the end of the meeting, Arsenal are fourth in the APL table with 11 points.

In the next match of the championship Arsenal will take Leicester on September 28.