ARSENAL plunged Manchester City’s Champions League qualification chances into doubt by twice coming from behind to draw 2-2 in a gripping Premier League game Sunday.

    Alexis Sanchez earned Arsenal a point with a 68th-minute goal that leaves his third-place team on the cusp of guaranteeing yet another top-four finish under manager Arsene Wenger.

    City went ahead through Sergio Aguero in the eighth minute and Kevin De Bruyne in the 51st, only for Olivier Giroud to score the first equalizer and then set up Sanchez for the second.

    City is in fourth place — the final Champions League qualification berth — but will be overtaken by Manchester United, should its great rival beat West Ham today. The final round of games is next weekend, when Arsenal needs only a point at home to already-relegated Aston Villa to qualify for the Champions League.

    This was Manuel Pellegrini’s final home match in charge of City before he is replaced by Pep Guardiola in the offseason.

    (SD-Agencies)