Arsenal defended resiliently and tried to run down the clock with delaying tactics, but Manchester City's persistence paid off right at the end to take them back to the top of the table

In truth, City looked woefully short of ideas as Arsenal played with 10 men behind the ball, their usual slick passing game bogged down by Arsenal's red wall. "They've done it for a few years, and we know to expect that," defender Stones, who played more like a centre forward when he came on, told Sky Sports.

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.