MANCHESTER, England -- Nobody moved quicker at the end of Arsenal's 2-1 defeat against Manchester City than Mesut Ozil, although the German's turn of pace was only to take him down the players' tunnel as quickly as possible.
Seconds earlier, the Arsenal midfielder had engaged in a farcical free kick with goalkeeper Petr Cech. Four minutes of stoppage time were up and Arsenal had one last chance to launch the ball into the City penalty area, yet Ozil was so slow in placing the ball in its correct position that Cech rushed forward and played a hurried, short pass to his teammate, whereupon referee Martin Atkinson blew for full-time, with the ball travelling towards the City penalty area.