The Gunners were nursing a slender lead at the interval and ruing missed opportunity.
Although Havertz set up Odegaard for the opener, the German's miss with much of the goal to aim at will inevitably lead to the fans and media calling for a proven goalscorer in what remains of the transfer window.
That's unlikely to happen, given Ollie Watkins' injury and Aston Villa's reluctance to sell.
Nevertheless, it could have been two, when Martinelli found the net, but the Brazilian was offside.
As the half went on, City clawed their way back into the game and forced Raya to make a couple of smart saves, one of which hit the crossbar.
A long 45 minutes plus stoppage time remain for Arsenal to hold out. Undeniably, the Gunners have shown great determination with Odegaard, in particular, having a tiger in his tank, but can they sustain it? We will soon see.
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