Takehiro Tomiyasu is blasted by Alan Shearer for his mistake

‘It is a huge error, I’m not sure whether whether he actually see’s him’: Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu blasted by Alan Shearer for mistake that led to Man City’s opener – as Newcastle legend hails Kevin De Bruyne’s ‘world-class’ finish

• City took the lead after a defensive howler from the recalled Japanese player, 24
• The midfielder was on hand to guide home a perfect finish past Aaron Ramsdale
• The football pundit, 52, said: ‘How cool was he? You have to smell the danger’

Alan Shearer has blasted Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu for his mistake that led to Manchester City’s opener.

City took the lead after a defensive howler from the recalled Japanese player, 24, as he attempted to play a pass back to his goalkeeper.

The Belgian midfielder, 31, was on hand to guide home a perfect finish past a helpless Aaron Ramsdale.

The football pundit, 52, said: ‘They have responded really well, firstly from conceding that goal in the way they did. Huge error, doesn’t need anyone to tell him that but what about the finish. 

‘How cool was he? An incredible finish. You have to smell the danger, he gambled and got his reward in the end. 

Alan Shearer (pictured) has blasted Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu for his mistake that led to Manchester City ‘s opener

City took the lead after a defensive howler from the recalled Japanese player, 24, as he attempted to play a pass back to his goalkeeper

‘He anticipates it really well but it is a huge error from Tomiaysu. I’m not sure whether he actually see’s him. If he doesn’t he should do but that is a very very difficult finish. 

‘Left-foot, his awareness of where he is, where the goalkeeper is, the direction to get on that, what a finish. It is just world class. One player you don’t want it to fall to is Kevin de Bruyne.’

Arsenal were awarded a penalty five minutes before the break as Ederson collided with Eddie Nketiah after the striker had got an effort away.

Bukayo Saka made no mistake from the spot, sending Ederson the wrong way to level.

The contest was certainly living up to the pre-match hype as the sides went in at the break locked at 1-1.

City thought they had been awarded a penalty of their own early in the second half as Gabriel Magalhaes bundled Haaland to the ground.

But the penalty was overturned after a VAR check, with Haaland offside in the build-up to the incident.

Bukayo Saka made no mistake from the spot, sending Ederson the wrong way to level

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