Rodri Scores 93rd Minute Winner And Celebrates Wildly In Front Of Arsenal Fans
Manchester City midfielder Rodri celebrated a dramatic 93rd-minute winner against Arsenal by celebrating in front of the home fans.
It was a controversial game, to say the least. Mikel Arteta's side impressed in the opening half and after a spell of dominance, the Gunners went 1-0 thanks to a great goal from Bukayo Saka.
But things took a turn after the break when Bernardo Silva won a debatable penalty after being brought down by Granit Xhaka. Do you think it was the right call?
Granit Xhaka was not happy after watching the replay of his challenge on Bernardo Silva... 👀
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) January 1, 2022
Penalty given. Penalty scored to make it 1-1. pic.twitter.com/7dyG4pRR8D
Both the pundits I am with think both Arsenal and Man City should have had penalties.
— Jake Humphrey (@mrjakehumphrey) January 1, 2022
The ref gave neither in real time, but VAR officials decided to intervene in one of them.
Inconsistency is killing a perfectly fine system…the technology is being let down…
Referee Stuart Attwell overturned his initial decision, handed Arsenal centre-back Gabriel a yellow card for scuffing the penalty spot and Riyad Mahrez cooly converted from 12 yards to make it 1-1.
Moments later, Gabriel was sent off for colliding with Gabriel Jesus and well, the game was City's for the taking.
And Pep Guardiola's side did exactly that in injury time when Rodri poked home from close range before celebrating in front of the Arsenal support with his shirt aloft. It's fair to say he didn't hold back, here.
Man City win it LATE at The Emirates 😮
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) January 1, 2022
Rodri shoves the ball home and sparks wild celebrations...
11 wins in a row! pic.twitter.com/H9gaKAYqgo
As you can see in the footage below, toilet rolls and bottles were thrown at Rodri and his Manchester City teammates as they celebrated the dramatic winner.
Toilet rolls and bottles thrown by Arsenal fans as Rodri leads City celebrations in front of them after what could be an injury time winner
— Rob Harris (@RobHarris) January 1, 2022
City turned it around to lead 2-1 #ARSMCI pic.twitter.com/SSXtfsOSYG
Thoughts on the game?
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Topics: Arsenal, Manchester City, Rodri, Premier League
Jack Kenmare