Arsene Wenger charged by FA for misconduct against officials
Football | January 02, 2018 20:35 ISTWenger allegedly misbehaved after the match in the officials' changing room.
Wenger allegedly misbehaved after the match in the officials' changing room.
Failing to clinch their 19th straight victory, City could not equal the landmark set by Pep Guardiola's Bayern Munich in the 2013-14 season of the record winning streak in Europe's top five leagues.
The draw kept Liverpool in the fourth and final Champions League qualification place, 17 points behind City.
Arsenal reignited that challenge by beating Newcastle 1-0, rising to fourth by ending a three-game winless run.
By beating Swansea 4-0 on Wednesday, City racked up its 15th straight victory — a feat never achieved in the 129-year history of England's top division.
In other ties, Scottish club Celtic F.C will host Russian club Zenit St Petersburg, Napoli will play RB Leipzig, Ludogorets will take on seven-time European champions AC Milan.
Arsenal sit at the fifth place above neighbours Tottenham Hotspurs, one point behind Liverpool who drew with Everton.
It was a pulsating contest from start to finish at Emirates Stadium, with a glut of shots on goal, amazing goalkeeping, a sending off, and textbook counter-attacks.
The German playmaker made 105 appearances for the Spanish giants from 2010 to 2013.
Manchester City has re-established its eight-point lead over second-place Manchester United thanks to their 12th straight league win.
Ozil has been at Arsenal since September 2013, when he moved from Real Madrid, while Alexis joined the Gunners in July 2014 from Barcelona.
Pep Guardiola's Manchester City defeated Huddersfield 2-1 on Sunday to equal a club record 11th straight Premier League win.
The win moves Arsenal back above Tottenham and into the top four, but it could fall 12 points behind leader Manchester City.
Lyon routed Apollon 4-0 and Atalanta hammered Everton 5-1 in Goodison Park, leaving the Premier League side winless, to confirm their dominance in Group E.
Shkodran Mustafi and Alexis Sanchez scored first-half goals for Arsenal in a 2-0 victory over Tottenham in the Premier League on Saturday.
The Manchester clubs travel to London as Jose visits his former club Chelsea, Guardiola looks to run riot as Arsenal come to Etihad.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger usually rests his stars in Europe, and he replaced the entire lineup that beat Swansea 2-1 on Saturday.
Wenger feels the Chilean works hard at the training and he will soon be able to get back to scoring goals.
Goals from Sead Kolasinac and Aaron Ramsey ensured Wenger could celebrate the milestone, 10 games short of Alex Ferguson's record.
Wenger who has been at the helm of Arsenal since 1996 said he is still at the club to compete and not for any financial gains.
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