Tactical change reaps reward for new-look, solid Arsenal

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger shakes hands with Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini at the start of their English Premier League soccer match in Manchester

A change of tactics reaped rewards as a new, more subdued but more solid Arsenal arrived at Manchester City on Sunday, saw less of the ball than usual yet still masterfully outplayed the champions.

Arsenal registered just 35 percent possession -- their lowest total since these statistics were first compiled 11 years ago -- yet produced perhaps their finest performance in recent seasons to end their away-day woes against the Premier League elite with a 2-0 win.