Arsenal vs Manchester City - as it happened: Unai Emery's new era gets off to disappointing start
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal host Manchester City at The Emirates this afternoon in the first competitive game of the Unai Emery era.
And yet on the pitch, Arsenal retain a very familiar look. New signings Bernd Leno and Lucas Torreria have both been left on the bench, with Petr Cech and Granit Xhaka preferred. There is however a debut for French teenager Mattéo Guendouzi.
There is also a start for Manchester City’s record signing Riyad Mahrez, as Pep Guardiola looks to begin the club’s title defence on a winning note. City are certainly favourites after strolling to a comfortable 3-0 victory in this corresponding fixture last season.
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62 mins: Liverpool 3 - 0 West Ham
Wijnaldum almost made it four for Liverpool, he gets in behind the defence as Alexander-Arnold's chip over the top comes in but he's ruled offside.
65 mins: Liverpool 3 - 0 West Ham
Liverpool have a free kick on the edge of the West Ham box, Milner takes it but it's blocked by Wilshere who goes down after it hits him in a delicate area, Anthony Taylor takes pity on him and brings play to a stop.
68 mins: Liverpool 3 - 0 West Ham
Firmino goes off in place of Jordan Henderson, with West Ham already having brought on Yarmolenko and Hernandez as they try to get back into this game
72 mins: Liverpool 3 - 0 West Ham
Wijnaldum takes a long shot for Liverpool, the home side attacking now with the confidence of scoring every time they go forward
77 mins: Liverpool 3 - 0 West Ham
Another half chance for Liverpool, Keita works the ball forward before laying it off to Robertson on the overlap who tries to find Salah in the box but it goes past him
81 mins: Liverpool 3 - 0 West Ham
Shaqiri makes his debut in place of Mane, the game is over and Liverpool look to be treating the last ten minutes as a practice session, everyone seeing who can score first
86 mins: Liverpool 3 - 0 West Ham
Liverpool win a corner as Mo Salah makes way for Daniel Sturridge
87 mins: GOAL! Liverpool 4 - 0 West Ham - Sturridge
That's four for Liverpool, Milner whips the corner into the far post and and Sturridge puts the ball into the back of the net with his first touch.
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