Mikel Arteta witnessed his Arsenal side snatch a late draw against Manchester City on Sunday afternoon (September 21) at the Emirates Stadium.
Gabriel Martinelli's well-taken looping effort over Gianluigi Donnarumma in the 93rd minute came after long periods of dominance from the home side.
The goal from the Brazilian substitute cancelled out Erling Haaland's early opener for City, and ensured Arsenal remained in second place in the Premier League table.
Arteta received some criticism from pundits and Arsenal supporters for not being more attack-minded in his team selection for the contest, with summer signing Eberechi Eze having started the match on the bench.
Eze was brought on at half-time alongside the recently recovered Bukayo Saka, and the ex-Crystal Palace star's quality showed as he set up The Gunner's late equaliser.
Arteta achieves impressive feat over Pep Guardiola
While Arteta may have been crucified for the manner in which he approached Sunday's big game, the result was a meaningful one for him as a manager.
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With the draw, the Spaniard became the first ever manager to go unbeaten in five consecutive league matches against sides managed by Pep Guardiola.
Arteta has led his team to victories in two of those five games, which includes last season's 5-1 hammering of their Premier League rivals.
April 2023 was the last time City last got the better of the North London side in a league game, as Guardiola oversaw an empathic 4-1 victory in a meeting that contributed to City pipping Arsenal to the Premier League title.
Guardiola will be hoping he can break his run of bad luck against his former City assistant coach, when the two sides collide next April at the Etihad Stadium.
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