Manchester City was unaware of what new tactics Arsenal might employ.
Over the past few days, coach Pellegrini took the time to thoroughly review the last 10 games of Arsenal.
He found that this team didn't differ much from the Arsenal they encountered in the first round of the league.
Over the past six months, Arsenal hadn't changed, still playing their familiar possession and control style, but in Pellegrini's view, Arsenal's passing and control was still slightly inferior to Manchester City's.
Recalling their encounter in the first round of the league, Manchester City had turned the tables with a 2:1 away win, a process that was truly thrilling!
By the 80th minute, Manchester City was still trailing 0:1, and Pellegrini had started to waver internally at that time.
Could it be that we were going to face defeat in the fourth round of the league?
Unexpectedly, the clouds turned in those last seven or eight minutes.
