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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FULL TIME: Liverpool 4 - 0 West Ham
Liverpool go top of the Premier League with a dominating display against West Ham, Salah, Mane and Sturridge on the score sheet, fortress Anfield still in tact and three points in the bag.
A tough day at the office for the Hammers who had some chances in the first half but were completely overwhelmed by the time the final whistle blew.
It's all over at St Mary's Stadium as well as Southampton draw with Burnley.
Final score: Southampton 0 - 0 Burnley
Over to the Emirates Stadium now as Arsenal line up against the champions Manchester City, here are the two teams:
The main take away is that Kevin De Bruyne starts on the bench for Man City. That could prove to be a blow, especially to my fantasy team... Come on Pep, what were are you thinking?
Unai Emery, the man chosen to replace Arsene Wenger after 22 years, couldn't have asked for a tougher introduction to the Premier League. Who knows what he's got in store for us today?
We're about to get underway but before that take a look at Man City's training kit, what a shocker!
KICK OFF: Arsenal 0 - 0 Man City
Arsenal get the match started and they hold possession in defence before hitting it long and giving away the ball
4 mins: Arsenal 0 - 0 Man CIty
Ozil bombs forward hoping to get on the end of a long ball but is caught offside, Sterling brings down Guendouzi and is shown a yellow card. A scrappy start to the game from both teams so far.
Here's the moment the teams came out onto the pitch... and as Luke says the Unai Emery era began
8 mins: Arsenal 0 - 0 Man City
Man City win a corner, Kyle Walker gets in down the right again and forces the ball behind, City play a quick one and move over to the left, the ball comes to Sterling who gets past tow defenders and hits a left footed shot at Cech who saves it.
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