Premier League: Arsenal v Manchester City – in pictures

It's a beautiful day in North London as the Arsenal fans get ready for the big match Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Reflections at the stadium Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Martín Demechelis puts a stop to Santi Cazorla's foray into the penalty area Photograph: Tom Jenkins

The visitors have been piling on the pressure in the early stages and get their just rewards in the eighteenth minute. David Silva trots down the inside-right channel, then slides it out left to Edin Dzeko, who steps into the area and blooters a stunning shot onto the left-hand post. With Szczesny beaten the ball pings to the right where Silva, following up, nudges the ball into the bottom right corner Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Yaya Touré fouls Tomas Rosicky in the middle of the park and picks up a needless yellow card for his trouble Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Rosicky and Demechelis clash after the Arsenal player left a boot in during a challenge with Gaël Clichy. The Arsenal player received a yellow card for the challenge Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Flamini tries to escape the clutches of Fernandinho Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Flamini goes over the top of Silva Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Jesus Navas fires a low ball into Arsenal's penalty box. Szczesny goes low to smother, but only parries the ball onto Per Mertesaker's shins (pictured, centre). The ball should ping into the net but somehow spins wide right of the target. That should have been 0-2. Then, up the other end Podolski whips in a cross from the left and the ball falls to Flamini who is left clear eight yards out, and he contorts his body to guide a waist-high shot into the right-hand side of the net Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Arteta pulls back Nasri as City try to get back into the game Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Navas is outnumbered by Arteta, Cazorla and Gibbs Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Podolski and Navas come together down the City right and the referee gives a free-kick Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Podolski complains to Navas after he felt the Spaniard dived for the free-kick Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Arteta hauls back Nasri again Photograph: Tom Jenkins

The final whistle goes and it's result that's more than fair, City the best team in the first half, Arsenal bossing the second. It's a scoreline that does City more favours than Arsenal, who remain five points off the lead. City stay in third, but it's still all in their hands. So Arsenal still haven't beaten any of the title contenders at the business end of this season – but they remain in the hunt for the big prize. What a run-in this promises to be. Final score: Arsenal 1-1 Manchester City Photograph: Tom Jenkins