The 36th minute of the match.
Fabregas's through pass pierced Manchester City's defense.
Fly, like a cheetah, overtook Richards and Yaya Touré, then crossed the ball to Arshavin before Jerome Boateng could reach it.
Arshavin took an extra step when receiving the ball, resulting in a very narrow shooting angle.
So he swept the ball flat along the ground to Nasri, who was making a late run.
Whether Nasri was divinely inspired or something else, he struck the incoming ball with a first-time shot.
The result was that the ball went straight into the top right corner of the goal, hitting the net and spinning for a few seconds before rolling down the net.
This shows how powerful Nasri's first-time shot was!
"GOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!"
"Number 8, Nasri!"
"He scored again, it's unbelievable!"
"You know, Nasri is a midfielder, not a forward!"
"And now a midfielder has scored a brace for Arsenal, it's a miracle!"
Hearing Martin Taylor's words, Andy Gray retorted, "You can't say that, Nasri is not an ordinary midfielder."
"At least he can be used as a winger. Arsène has used him as a right winger more than once, and the results have been very good."
"From this perspective, Nasri can be considered half a forward."
Martin Taylor didn't want to dwell on such trivial matters with his partner, so he just nodded perfunctorily:
"Okay, okay, you're right, I overlooked that point just now, Nasri can indeed be considered a forward."
"But that's not the main point I want to make. The main point is that Nasri has scored a brace in this crucial match against Manchester City."
"Putting in such a performance in a major game will definitely increase his value significantly."
Andy Gray also nodded, commenting, "At least from this year's matches, Nasri is currently the best-performing French player."
"Other French players, like Franck (Ribéry) and Benzema, are a bit lacking."
"Their performance is indeed not as good as Nasri's at Arsenal this season."
Martin Taylor also nodded in agreement, concurring with his partner's point of view.
Nasri's performance in the 2010-2011 season has been outstanding so far!
Looking at Arsenal alone, Nasri's current performance ranks among the top five players.
As for who is number one?
Do you even need to ask?
It must be the future GOAT, Fly.
Of course, people can also call him Fly Adams.
Basically, the second-ranked player is Fabregas, as Cesc Fàbregas's core position at Arsenal is still very solid.
Even with Fly, the super forward, scoring goals upfront, Fabregas's tactical position as the attacking midfielder has not been affected at all.
On the contrary, because he has Fly, a super striker with extremely high scoring efficiency, in front of him, Fabregas's stats have also improved accordingly.
His number of assists has significantly increased compared to previous seasons.
The remaining two players in the top five are basically Arshavin and Wilshere.
The Tsar's performance this season is as consistently brilliant as ever!
Arsenal's original talent, Wilshere, has also been playing brilliantly this season with guaranteed playing time.
It can be said that the arrival of one Fly instantly revitalized Arsenal's midfield and attack.
However, this is not surprising, as often a team can undergo a qualitative change because of one or two individuals.
With those one or two extra players, the team becomes very strong.
Without those one or two players, the team's results plummet.
The most typical example is Manchester City in the 2024-2025 season in the previous life.
Without the Ballon d'Or winner Rodri, the entire team instantly collapsed!
In over a dozen consecutive matches, they only won one, with the rest being draws or losses.
Teams with such a huge contrast before and after, frankly speaking, are missing a crucial player.
And this player can basically be called the soul and core of the team.
Fly has that feeling at Arsenal now. Often, whether Arsenal can win or not completely depends on Fly's performance.
The only match Arsenal hasn't won this season was when Fly was forced to rest by Wenger against Sunderland in the League.
As a result, Arsenal drew 0-0 with Sunderland in that match.
If Fly had played in that match, Arsenal would have scored at least one goal, definitely not zero!
After Nasri scored the second goal, the silence in the Etihad Stadium stands was much longer than when the first goal was conceded.
Now Manchester City fans are in a state of confusion, and they can't help but ask, "What's going on?"
Why is the team already 0-2 down before the first half is even over?
They said they don't understand!
Even though Arsenal have been formidable this season, they still managed a difficult win against Chelsea with a last-minute goal!
In other words, Arsenal's actual level should be on the same tier as Chelsea.
And Manchester City's 1-0 victory over Chelsea shows that Manchester City is stronger than Chelsea.
Rounding up, you can conclude that Manchester City is stronger than Arsenal.
So the question is, why is the stronger side now 0-2 down to the weaker side?
They are a bit confused.
If Fly knew about the Manchester City fans' thoughts, he would probably exclaim, "Logical geniuses."
Who came up with the idea of applying mathematical formulas to football matches?
The 40th minute of the match.
After Arsenal pulled to the left and right several times, Fabregas seized the opportunity to pierce Manchester City's defense with another through pass.
This time, Fly completed an offside trap and went through on goal.
Just as Fly thought this goal was a certainty, Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart rushed out and dived, directly tripping Fly's standing leg.
The referee did not hesitate to show Joe Hart a yellow card and awarded Arsenal a penalty.
Fly took the penalty again, and Fabregas also acquiesced.
Because in private training matches, Fly's penalty conversion rate was the highest in the team.
Even Wenger does not oppose Fly taking penalties now.
After all, the true prince wants to take penalties, and his penalty conversion rate is the highest in the team. How can he oppose it, and what reason does he have to oppose it?
None!
So Arsène Wenger also tacitly approved of Fabregas gradually transitioning the penalty-taking duties to Fly.
Fly came to the penalty spot, habitually stepped on the grass near the penalty spot with his studs, and then placed the ball on the ground.
At this moment, the Etihad Stadium erupted in a wave of boos.
Manchester City fans frantically put pressure on Fly, using various harassing tactics to try to break Fly's focus.
Fly closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then slowly opened them.
Facing Joe Hart who was bouncing left and right on the goal line, Fly fixed his predetermined target.
As soon as the referee's whistle blew, after a step of run-up, he swung his leg in a wide arc, pressing the instep of his foot firmly against the ball, and Fly hit a low shot that stayed close to the ground!
Joe Hart guessed the right direction, but facing the ball rolling rapidly and tightly against the grass.
Even though Joe Hart stretched his body to the limit, he was still a few centimeters short, and could only watch helplessly as the ball grazed his fingertips and went into the net.
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