Gabriel Martinelli came off the bench and scored a 93rd-minute equaliser to secure a 1-1 draw for Arsenal against Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium.
City almost secured victory thanks to Erling Haaland’s brilliant breakaway goal in the ninth minute but Martinelli looped a superb finish over Gianluigi Donnarumma after latching onto Eberechi Eze’s pass to ignite wild celebrations.
It came five days after the Brazilian made a similarly important impact from the bench in Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Athletic Club, when he scored one goal and set up the other, and bore similarities with his winner as a substitute against City in October 2023. 
The goal ensured Arsenal are five points behind leaders Liverpool, rather than six, and came after a frustrating afternoon for Mikel Arteta’s side during which they had struggled to carve out chances despite dominating possession.
Haaland’s goal, when he started and finished a devastating counter after combining with Tijjani Reijnders, made it three in as many games against Arsenal and 19 in his last 15 games in all competitions. It also gave City a vital foothold.
Arsenal’s only real chance of a poor first half came when Noni Madueke forced a save from Donnarumma at his near post but they improved with the half-time introductions of Eze and the returning Bukayo Saka.
