Arsenal 1-3 Manchester City: Pep Guardiola's side go top with victory at Emirates

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Jack Grealish scores for Manchester CityGrealish has scored 2 goals and made 3 assists from 9 matches since returning from the World Cup

Manchester City returned to the apical of the Premier League for the archetypal clip since November arsenic they leapfrogged leaders Arsenal with a captious triumph astatine Emirates Stadium.

The reigning champions turned connected the powerfulness successful the 2nd fractional successful the biggest crippled of the home play arsenic Arsenal paid a dense terms for idiosyncratic errors.

Takehiro Tomiyasu's mediocre backpass allowed Kevin de Bruyne to loft a decorativeness implicit Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale aft 24 minutes but Arsenal deservedly drew level 3 minutes earlier half-time, Bukayo Saka scoring from the spot aft City goalkeeper Ederson fouled Eddie Nketiah.

City, lacking spark successful the opening phase, improved aft the interruption and had a punishment of their ain ruled retired for offside against Erling Haaland earlier they showed a ruthless streak to punish Arsenal.

Gabriel mislaid possession to let Bernardo Silva and Haaland to acceptable up Jack Grealish for a deflected decorativeness aft 72 minutes earlier they ended Arsenal's hopes with 10 minutes left.

Inevitably, Haaland was the scorer from De Bruyne's walk to enactment City apical connected extremity quality having played 1 crippled much than Arsenal.

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Arsenal

  1. Squad number1Player nameRamsdale

  2. Squad number18Player nameTomiyasu

  3. Squad number12Player nameSaliba

  4. Squad number6Player nameGabriel Magalhães

  5. Squad number35Player nameZinchenko

  6. Squad number8Player nameØdegaard

  7. Squad number20Player nameJorginho

  8. Squad number34Player nameXhaka

  9. Squad number7Player nameSaka

  10. Squad number14Player nameNketiah

  11. Squad number11Player nameGabriel Martinelli

  1. Squad number4Player nameWhite

  2. Squad number19Player nameTrossard

  3. Squad number21Player nameFábio Vieira

Manchester City

  1. Squad number31Player nameEderson

  2. Squad number2Player nameWalker

  3. Squad number6Player nameAké

  4. Squad number3Player nameRúben Dias

  5. Squad number16Player nameRodri

  6. Squad number8Player nameGündogan

  7. Squad number17Player nameDe Bruyne

  8. Squad number20Player nameBernardo Silva

  9. Squad number9Player nameHaaland

  10. Squad number26Player nameMahrez

  11. Squad number10Player nameGrealish

  1. Squad number4Player namePhillips

  2. Squad number25Player nameAkanji

  3. Squad number47Player nameFoden

Line-ups

Arsenal

Formation 4-3-3

  • 1Ramsdale
  • 18TomiyasuBooked astatine 48minsSubstituted forWhiteat 83'minutes
  • 12Saliba
  • 6Gabriel
  • 35Zinchenko
  • 8Ødegaard
  • 20Jorginho
  • 34XhakaSubstituted forFábio Vieiraat 83'minutes
  • 7Saka
  • 14NketiahBooked astatine 64mins
  • 11MartinelliSubstituted forTrossardat 76'minutes

Substitutes

  • 3Tierney
  • 4White
  • 15Kiwior
  • 16Holding
  • 19Trossard
  • 21Fábio Vieira
  • 24Nelson
  • 30Turner
  • 85Cozier-Duberry

Man City

Formation 3-2-4-1

  • 31EdersonBooked astatine 36mins
  • 2WalkerBooked astatine 34mins
  • 6Aké
  • 3Rúben Dias
  • 16Rodri
  • 8Gündogan
  • 17De BruyneSubstituted forPhillipsat 87'minutes
  • 20Bernardo SilvaBooked astatine 45mins
  • 9Haaland
  • 26MahrezSubstituted forAkanjiat 61'minutes
  • 10GrealishBooked astatine 62minsSubstituted forFodenat 77'minutes

Substitutes

  • 4Phillips
  • 14Laporte
  • 18Ortega
  • 19Álvarez
  • 21Gómez
  • 25Akanji
  • 47Foden
  • 80Palmer
  • 82Lewis

Referee:Anthony Taylor

Attendance:60,276

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Arsenal 1, Manchester City 3.

  2. Second Half ends, Arsenal 1, Manchester City 3.

  3. Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Bukayo Saka.

  4. Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).

  5. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  6. Hand shot by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).

  7. Ben White (Arsenal) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  8. Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).

  9. Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) header from the centre of the container misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.

  10. Substitution, Manchester City. Kalvin Phillips replaces Kevin De Bruyne.

  11. Attempt blocked. Ben White (Arsenal) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.

  12. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  13. Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).

  14. Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.

  15. Substitution, Arsenal. Fábio Vieira replaces Granit Xhaka.

  16. Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Takehiro Tomiyasu.

  17. Goal! Arsenal 1, Manchester City 3. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) close footed changeable from the centre of the container to the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.

  18. William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  19. Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).

  20. Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Jack Grealish due to the fact that of an injury.

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