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Published 18:03 2 Apr 2017 BST
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The game finished 2-2, leaving City eleven points behind leaders Chelsea and Arsenal a further seven behind Pep Guardiola's side.
But when Koscielny didn't emerge from the tunnel at the start of the second 45, the home support expected to find themselves on the receiving end of a rout.
You may remember how Koscielny's absence affected the Gunners during their humiliating Champions League exit at the hands of Bayern Munich last month.
Arsenal succumbed to a 10-2 aggregate defeat against the Bundesliga giants but, remarkably, Arsene Wenger's side won the pair of games while Koscielny was on the pitch.
The first leg was finely poised at 1-1 before the French centre-half was forced off with an injury shortly after half-time while Arsenal led 1-0 in the second leg when Koscielny was shown a red card.
And when the 31-year-old couldn't continue against City on Sunday, fans began freaking out although they needn't have worried as they didn't concede in his absence... This time.
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