Arsenal led Man City 2-1 heading into injury time at the Etihad on Sunday, before John Stones' late leveller earned the hosts a 2-2 draw.

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.

On this evidence, Arsenal and Manchester City look ready to go the distance again in the Premier League. Whether Mikel Arteta can finally get the better of Pep Guardiola is still unknown. A 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday showed Arsenal can certainly go toe-to-toe with the four-time defending champion — but it also confirmed City’s powers of resilience after dominating English soccer for the past six years.

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' 98th minute equaliser salvaged a 2-2 draw for Manchester City against 10-man Arsenal in a bad-tempered clash between the two favourites for the Premier League title on Sunday.

John Stones admitted Manchester City struggled to cope with Arsenal ’s “dirty” tactics in an action-packed 2-2 draw at the Etihad. The Gunners were reduced to ten men just before half-time, after Leandro Trossard was shown a second yellow card for kicking the ball away after conceding a free-kick.