Call it the dark arts. Call it anti-football. Call it doing whatever it takes to win. Arsenal tried it all against Manchester City on Sunday in the latest chapter of the Premier League’s new heavyweight rivalry — and came within seconds of victory.

Manchester City versus Arsenal just five games into the season lived up to its billing in many of the conventional ways and served up a memorable ending. Yet it also proved that no heavyweight contest cannot be enhanced by a bit of s***housing (or,

Manchester City's Kyle Walker and John Stones accused Arsenal of employing the 'dark arts' as the Gunners tried to see out Sunday's top-of-the-table Premier League clash with 10 men. BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty called Arsenal "streetwise",

John Stones rescued a point for Manchester City with an injury-time equalizer to draw 2-2 with 10-man Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday. Arsenal had looked like snapping City’s 47-game unbeaten home run after Gabriel Magalhaes’ first-half header had put the visitors 2-1 up at the Etihad Stadium.

John Stones described Arsenal as "clever or dirty" after scoring an equaliser eight minutes into stoppage to snatch a 2-2 draw for Manchester City in Sunday's Premier League top-of-the-table clash at the Etihad.

John Stones scored deep in injury time as Manchester City salvaged a 2-2 draw with 10-man Arsenal on Sunday to remain top of the Premier League after a rip-roaring battle against their bitter title rivals.