MANCHESTER CITY continued their brilliant winning run in the Premier League with a 1-0 victory over Arsenal at the Emirates.
Raheem Sterling headed Pep Guardiola’s side in front after just two mins and the away side managed to hold onto their tight lead throughout.
- RESULT: Arsenal 0-1 Man City
- Arsenal XI: Leno, Bellerin, Holding, Mari, Tierney, Elneny, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Pepe, Aubameyang
- Man City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Dias, Stones, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Bernardo, Mahrez, De Bruyne, Sterling
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Man City make it 18 straight wins across all competitions, and they go ten points clear at the top of the Premier League!
Is there anyone who can stop them as they cruise towards another Premier League title?
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Arsenal 0-1 Man City Match Report
STERLING SPEAKS
Man City goal-scorer Raheem Sterling gave his post-match assessment to Sky Sports: “We moved the ball well early on and kept the pressure on.
“Riyad was really aggressive in the first five minutes. They’re a good team, you could see that, but we kept our composure and ground a result out.
“Every time I score a headed goal there’s an extra buzz, and I was really pleased with that one. I got up really well.
“The centre-halves have a really great understanding and you can see there’s a bond there; it’s the same when Aymeric plays.
“We had a difficult start to the season but it’s a credit to the team that we started to dig results out when it really mattered.”
MAN MOUNTAIN
Ruben Dias was phenomenal tonight!
FULL-TIME STATS
A fairly even contest when you look at the stats.
Arsenal, however, didn’t really create enough clear-cut chances to trouble Ederson.
Just four shots on target in the whole match for both teams combined – but lots of passing!
And lots of touches inside the opposition penalty area.
FT: ARSENAL 0-1 MAN CITY
It wasn’t the most eye-catching victory by Man City, but they got the job done thanks to some brilliant defending by Stones and Dias.
And City make it 18 STRAIGHT wins across all competitions, and they’re ten points clear at the top of the Premier league.
Raheem Sterling’s 2nd minute strike secures all three points!
PEEEEEEEEEEEEP!
JOHN MOSS BLOWS THE FULL-TIME WHISTLE AT THE EMIRATES!
MAN CITY SECURE ALL THREE POINTS!
ARSENAL 0-1 MAN CITY
90+2. David Luiz concedes a sloppy free-kick on Dias inside the Man City half.
The Arsenal defender took a quick look at the on-rushing Dias and backed into him.
As Dias rolls around in pain, Sky Sports’ Gary Neville names Dias Man of the Match!
ARSENAL 0-1 MAN CITY
90. Four minutes to be added on at the end of the second half, one goal separates the two sides.
ARSENAL 0-1 MAN CITY
89. Jesus breaks forward for Man City, and he checks inside of Bellerin before blazing his shot over the bar.
ARSENAL 0-1 MAN CITY
87. Sterling drives at his nearest marker before slipping the ball down the line to Gundogan.
the German gets to the byline and cuts the ball back towards the near post, but Luiz clears the ball behind for a corner.
ARSENAL 0-1 MAN CITY
86. Jesus dinks the ball over Xhaka and knocks the ball past Bellerin before going to ground.
Bellerin goes into Moss’ book for the challenge.
ARSENAL 0-1 MAN CITY
85. Elneny’s evening comes to an end, and it’ll be Ceballos who replaces him – Arteta swaps a defensive minded midfielder for a more forward-thinking one.
ARSENAL 0-1 MAN CITY
84. Aubameyang drags Stones into a foot race down the left-hand side, and the defender gets the better of the forward.
Stones body-checks the Arsenal captain, sending him sliding off the pitch and onto the outer astroturf.
ARSENAL 0-1 MAN CITY
83. Let’s take a look at Elneny’s chance which came from some lazy play by Cancelo.
The Egyptian definitely saw his name in the headlines!
ARSENAL 0-1 MAN CITY
82. Holding – who picked up an injury in the build-up to Cancelo’s chance – makes way for Luiz.
ARSENAL 0-1 MAN CITY
80. Ten minutes left for Arsenal to find a way back into the game.
ARSENAL 0-1 MAN CITY
78. JUST WIDE!
Cancelo feeds Jesus down the line and continues his run into the Arsenal penalty area.
The Brazilian lays the ball back to the right-back, he checks inside onto his left foot losing his marker, but bends his effort wide with the outside of his right foot!
ARSENAL 0-1 MAN CITY
76. Aubameyang is picked out in-behind of Cancelo by Xhaka.
And the Arsenal captain lays the ball to Saka on the edge of the Man City penalty area.
The youngster slips as he goes to strike the ball and City clear.
ARSENAL 0-1 MAN CITY
75. Just over 15 minutes left at the end of the second half, and Arsenal are still in the game.
They just need a moment of magic or a bit of inspiration from one of their big players.
DIFFERENCE MAKER
Raheem sterling’s early first half strike remains the difference between the two sides.
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ARSENAL 0-1 MAN CITY
73. Double substitution by Mikel Arteta.
Both Pepe and Odegaard make way for Lacazette and Smith Rowe.
ARSENAL 0-1 MAN CITY
72. Cancelo makes a mess of his back-pass to Ederson.
The goal-keeper sweeps the ball out of the penalty area but only as far as Elneny.
The Egyptian takes the shot on first time, but his effort goes wide of the post.
ARSENAL 0-1 MAN CITY
71. Odegaard feeds Bellerin down the line, and the right-back delivers a cross into the penalty area.
But a Man City defender manages to clear.
ARSENAL 0-1 MAN CITY
69. Holding’s first touch releases Sterling in on Leno’s goal, but the keeper is out quick to meet him.
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