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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63 mins: GOAL! Arsenal 0 - 2 Man City - Bernardo Silva
Mendy takes the ball forward down the centre of the field moving out towarss the left as he apporaches the box, he gives it to Sterling and continues the run getting the ball back before whipping it across to Bernardo Silva who smashes it into the net
69 mins: Arsenal 0 - 2 Man City
Xhaka comes off for Arsenal as Torreira makes his first appearance for the Gunners
72 mins: Arsenal 0 - 2 Man City
De Bruyne takes down Lacazette and gets a yellow card, shocking scenes for the fantasy league, Arsenal fail to capitalise on their good position and Man City come forward again, slower this time but assured
76 mins: Arsenal 0 - 2 Man City
Gundogan has a shot blocked by a space seeking Aguero who's ruled offside, and Arsenal come back at the champions now forcing them into their own half before knocking the ball out of play
78 mins: Arsenal 0 - 2 Man City
Arsenal find the back of the net, Aubameyang collecting the ball as it sails over Stones at centre-back, the Arsenal striker then slotting it over Ederson before being ruled offside!
83 mins: Arsenal 0 - 2 Man City
Man City in control of this game now, easily passing the ball around, Ederson tries to pass the ball out from the back but only finds Ozil whose poor first touch gives the ball back to the Man City goalkeeper
85 mins: Arsenal 0 - 2 Man City
On another day it'd be 2-2 Arsenal find the net again, this time it's Ozil who puts the ball in, this time it's Ozil who is offside
90 mins: Arsenal 0 - 2 Man City
Leroy Sane comes on for the closing minutes, Sterling the man to give way, 4 minutes added on and you'd expect City to close this game off now
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