{"id":291700,"date":"2023-10-08T19:45:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T19:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=291700"},"modified":"2023-10-08T19:45:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T19:45:53","slug":"micah-richards-says-that-arsenal-would-have-been-happy-with-a-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/micah-richards-says-that-arsenal-would-have-been-happy-with-a-draw\/","title":{"rendered":"Micah Richards says that Arsenal &apos;would have been happy with a draw&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Gary Neville says Arsenal will NOT win the Premier League without their centre-backs and Declan Rice&#8230; as Micah Richards says the Gunners &#8216;would have been happy with a draw&#8217; in historical 1-0 City defeat<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Arsenal secured all three points against the treble-winning side at the Emirates<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gary Neville praised Arsenal&#8217;s \u00a3105million summer signing Declan Rice<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Arsenal &#8216;would have been happy with a draw&#8217; according to Micah Richards\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Arsenal put an end to their Manchester City drought, securing three points from a 1-0 win over Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side at the Emirates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The game was held to a 0-0 draw throughout, until substitute Gabriel Martinelli netted home the eventual winner for the hosts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the match, Gary Neville claimed that it was a &#8216;big moment for them&#8217; at the Emirates.<\/p>\n<p>After being title-chargers last season, Neville claimed that Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side will not not be in with a similar chance this season without their new \u00a3105million signing Declan Rice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They will not win the league if they don&#8217;t have the two centre backs and Rice.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/19\/76309393-12608147-image-a-28_1696791221354.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>After being title-chargers last season, Neville claimed that Mikel Arteta &#8216;s side will not not be in with a similar chance this season without their new \u00a3105million signing Declan Rice\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/19\/76309417-12608147-image-a-29_1696791230304.jpg\" height=\"458\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Declan Rice put in another impressive performance for North London side after summer move<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/19\/76307507-12608147-image-a-26_1696790990869.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Brazilian winger Martinelli came on to secure the eventual winner from Kai Havertz&#8217; assist<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/19\/76307487-12608147-image-a-27_1696790996514.jpg\" height=\"448\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta looked overjoyed at the full-time whistle after beating City 1-0<\/p>\n<p>Neville was impressed by the performance of Gabriel and William Saliba, as well as midfielder Declan Rice, though admitted that he was &#8216;worried&#8217; about David Raya&#8217;s nervous start to the Gunners&#8217; City clash.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He&#8217;s averted a little bit of a crisis there. That could have been a real problem.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal have not beaten Manchester City in the Premier League since 2015, with today&#8217;s victory marking a historical three points for the North London side.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The atmosphere here is special. I&#8217;ve criticised them for over-celebrating, not today. That&#8217;s a big moment for them. They had to beat Manchester City today.&#8217; Neville said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;No Rodri, no De Bruyne. You&#8217;ll never get a better chance. Beaten at\u00a0Wolves\u00a0last week. And it was scruffy, it went 12 rounds. But they&#8217;ve got through it. A long, long way to go. But it&#8217;ll give them so much confidence.<\/p>\n<p>Former Arsenal star and previously-retired Theo Walcott acknowledged the importance of the game.\u00a0 Walcott said: &#8216;We were saying at the start of today, how important this was. Arsenal today, we&#8217;ve got to focus on Arsenal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;As a defensive unit, they were very organised. The attacking, they seemed to have forgotten to do that in the week maybe! But Mikel [Arteta] won&#8217;t care. It&#8217;s a fantastic result. That just shows how important that victory is right now.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When it comes down to fine margins at the end of the season, every point in the early stage of the season always matters. This is a big moment, not just for Arsenal but for the\u00a0Premier League as well.\u00a0Manchester City are beatable.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/19\/76309477-12608147-image-a-38_1696791409581.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/19\/76309491-12608147-image-m-37_1696791399259.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester City&#8217;s star squad has faced two key blows with De Bruyne and Rodri ruled out<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/19\/76309415-12608147-image-a-33_1696791341086.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal have not beaten Manchester City in the Premier League since 2015, with today&#8217;s victory marking a historical three points for the North London side at home on Sunday<\/p>\n<p>Micah Richards added: &#8216;I think it&#8217;s just for their confidence. Looking back to last season, Manchester City, they&#8217;re thinking that&#8217;s a game you want to get something from.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Today, Arsenal would probably have been happy with the draw, but they got the three points.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I don&#8217;t think Arsenal were at their very best today but the way they approached the game was definitely more intelligent. 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