Late Martinelli strike beats City as Arsenal join Tottenham on top of Premier League

Gabriel Martinelli celebrates with Arsenal team-mates after scoring a late winner against Manchester City in the Premier League in October 2023.
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Gabriel Martinelli scored a late winner to give Arsenal victory over title rivals Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

The Brazilian forward, who was making his return from injury, replaced Leandro Trossard at the break and netted the only goal of the game with a deflected strike after 86 minutes.

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Ben Hayward
Weekend editor

Ben Hayward is the Weekend Editor of FourFourTwo. A European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.