Manchester City v Arsenal LIVE: Result and final score as John Stones breaks defiant 10-man Gunners
Folllow all the action from the Etihad Stadium as Arsenal travel to title rivals Manchester City for a crunch clash in the Premier League
Manchester City take on Arsenal in a crunch match at the top of the Premier League as the two pre-season favourites for the title come to blows.
City pipped Arsenal to the last two successive Premier League titles, in a race that last season went down to the final match. Mikel Arteta’s side will be hoping to go one better this campaign, and they remain unbeaten in the league so far, having won three and drawn one, while City have enjoyed a flawless start to their season, winning all four of their opening four matches.
Riccardo Calafiori makes his full debut for Arsenal today and Kyle Walker makes his first start this season, while Martin Odegaard and Kevin De Bruyne are both out injured.
Follow all the action from Manchester City v Arsenal in the live blog below.
Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
59 minutes: Another moment of last ditch defending, and Arsenal scramble it clear!
But a corner is played to Haaland who leaps and heads it down, Raya is equal to it and Bernardo Silva fires over the bar!
City are ramping up the pressure here.
Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
57 minutes: Save! Another chance, and another shot from distance!
This time Akanji fires wide and Manchester City have another corner.
Doku is closed down by Martinelli, but with no outlet, the pressure is just building again and again.
Raya makes a strong save to deny Walker!
Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
53 minutes: Shot! Dias goes for a sliced strike from long range, but it goes wide of the target.
Another lengthy goal kick from Raya follows.
Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
52 minutes: Arsenal are very compact, they are looking to get stuck in and I wouldn’t be surprised if they started to look to counter-attack.
Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
49 minutes: Moments later there’s another chance, the ball falls to Kovacic just outside the area. He takes it on, but the ball sails way over the bar.
The crowd are getting frustrated at the time Raya is taking for the subsequent goal kick.
Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
47 minutes: Haaland has a header, it’s the first real chance of the second half, but the centre-back just does enough for it to be difficult for the City forward, and it goes straight into the hands of Raya.
Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
Update from Richard Jolly:
An extraordinary first half at the Etihad, capped by Leandro Trossard's red card. Further incident at the start of the second, with Bukayo Saka withdrawn and Ben White coming on. Arsenal seem to be playing 5-4-0 now.
Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
46 minutes: Arsenal get the second half underway.
Half time: Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
Ben White is getting ready to come on at half time, and it will be for Saka.
Half time: Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
Trossard red card pundit reaction on Sky Sports:
Theo Walcott: “We’ve been here before this season. You kick the ball away, you’re going to get a booking.”
Roy Keane also agrees with the former Arsenal player, saying: “When you’re on a yellow card, do not give the referee a chance to send you off.
“You can say it’s harsh all you want but it’s a yellow card.”
Sky Sports are just showing an example of Doku also kicking the ball away and not being shown a yellow card...
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