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#1 Aguero and company press down Arsenal ruthlessly
One of Emery's tactics was to play the ball out of the back with the main aim of maintaining possession and time on the ball. Most certainly, the Gunners don't quite have the best ball-playing center-backs or goalkeeper.
Petr Cech might have made the most outstanding saves in this fixture but he looked very shaky in possession, often running out of ideas. The back line, consisting of names such as Sokratis, Hector Bellerin and Stephan Lichtsteiner couldn't quite match the pace of City's front men, who tirelessly shut down passing lanes higher up the pitch.
Also to mention, Xhaka was horrible in terms of positions, as he never really dropped deep at the right places to ask for a pass. Whenever he did operate in midfield, the Swiss gave away possession cheaply.
This failed approach of playing short passes at the back meant that Mustafi and co. were inviting pressure, which was the main reason for their lack of possession and rhythm.
