Erling Haaland scored his 100th goal as he helped Manchester City hold 10-man Arsenal to a 2-2 draw in a Premier League encounter.
The top of the table clash played at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday saw the hosts score a 97th minute equaliser as Arsenal defended deep into stoppage time.
It was John Stones who scrambled home the equaliser seconds from time amid chaos and controversy to deny Arsenal a famous victory against City.
Haaland opened scoring in the ninth minute to grab his 100th goal for Manchester City but the game soon turned around as Arsenal fought back.
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Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori swept home an angled finish high past Ederson in the 22nd minute before Gabriel Magalhães took the visitors ahead with his 45th-minute effort.
Leandro Trossard was then showed a second yellow card and sent off in the added time of the first half.
With 10 men, Arsenal played deep in their defence throughout the second half and stopped all of Manchester City’s efforts to score until the very final minute of added time when John Stones scrabbled in to secure a point for his side.
Earlier in the day in another Premier League encounter, Brighton and Nottingham Forest played a 2-2 draw.
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