In the eighty-third minute, the two forwards who had come on as substitutes created a scoring chance. Džeko sent a through ball forward, Douglas Costa followed up with a gentle square pass, and inside the penalty area, Agüero made a sharp run and poked the ball past the defenders into Arsenal's goal. 2–0!
The Emirates Stadium erupted with cheers from the Man City fans who had followed their team away.
Agüero sprinted to the touchline and repeatedly kissed the tattoo on his left arm, but he was soon swarmed by his Man City teammates.
Since joining Man City, the Argentinian forward had often come on as a substitute, but his scoring efficiency had been excellent.
As the season progressed, he was gradually becoming another prolific scorer for Man City after Su Dong.
Džeko had also performed impressively after coming on, and he was gradually adapting to Guardiola's tactical system.
In front of the visiting team's bench, Su Dong had not left the stadium after being substituted. Instead, he sat on the bench.
When he saw his teammates score, he happily stood up and applauded them enthusiastically.
"Brilliant!"
Turning his head toward the visiting team's dugout, he saw that Guardiola was equally excited. Meanwhile, Wenger, standing in front of the home team's bench, looked deeply frustrated. His heavily lined old face was practically covered by two words: displeasure!
"Arsenal's situation is getting more and more difficult." Su Dong said this to David Silva, who had also been substituted.
Both teams had made substitutions, but Man City's replacements, Džeko and Agüero, had changed the course of the match and created goals.
What about Arsenal?
They had brought on players such as Arshavin and Chamakh, yet neither had managed to change the situation on the pitch.
Chamakh in particular.
Su Dong clearly remembered