Overview

• Erling Haaland finished a rapid counterattack after a one-two with Tijjani Reijnders to put Manchester City ahead in the ninth minute at the Emirates.
• Arsenal salvaged a point when Gabriel Martinelli scored in second-half stoppage time to make it 1-1.
• Pep Guardiola explained he removed Haaland due to exhaustion and back pain and indicated a short layoff with an eye on Burnley at home on September 27.
• Haaland has six goals in his first five Premier League matches this season, continuing a prolific start.
• Pundit reaction shifted as Roy Keane called Haaland “the best in the business,” while Gary Neville likened the breakaway goal to Cristiano Ronaldo’s 2009 Emirates strike.