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Manchester City beat Arsenal 1-0 on matchday five of the Premier League. The victory brought Rahim Stirling a goal in the 24th minute.
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Both teams had a great first half, while in the second half the coach of the “citizens” Guardiola gave a tactics lesson to his student Mikel Arteta.
The match started with a bang, after City attacked the opponent’s goal in the first minute. However, Riyad Marez’s shot was inaccurate and went over Leno’s left post. A little later, Agüero also tried a shot, but his shot went out of bounds.
The result was opened in the 24th minute, when Rahim Stirling fired a ball that bounced and hit it in the penalty area, in the lower left corner of the Gunners’ gate.
The visitors tried to counterattack quickly after Bukayo Saka overcame the opponent’s defense and shot quickly from the edge of the penalty area, but Ederson did a fantastic job and reflected.
After half an hour of play, Bernd Leno also showed his skills after rejecting Phil Fouden, who received a precise pass that went through the defense. His attempt was directed to the lower left corner, but the guard unselfishly threw himself and guarded his door.
At the end of the first half Saka shone with a wonderful touch, but his shot was stopped by another great goalkeeper of the match.
In the first minute after the break, Arsenal’s Nicolas Pepe fell to the pitch, but Mikel Arteta’s concerns about a serious injury were not justified.
Manchester City players imposed full control of the ball and the “gunners” rarely had the opportunity to play with it. The exchange of passes at all points of the field made the guests nervous, who began to commit infractions with more and more frequency. Logically, there was danger at Arsenal’s door: Riyad Marez poisoned a dangerous shot in the 55th minute, but Bernd Leno showed class and killed.
In the 64th minute, the guests had a great opportunity after David Lewis controlled gracefully and shot from the edge of the area, but the ball bounced off a defender and then cleared.
However, the Brazilian could fail his team again, after almost scoring an own goal in the 77th minute. Joao Cancello tied several defenders and sent a parallel pass to the goal area, where David Luis stretched one leg and only the luck saved him from sending the ball to his own goal.
In the 82nd minute Nikola Pepe came close to equalizing, but his free kick went through the door.
The guests began to look more and more at the door of the “citizens” and Guardiola was quick to slow down their rush with the release of the experienced Fernandinho in the final minutes. In added time, the Arsenal players bet on the center, but did not bring them luck.
Manchester City – Arsenal 1: 0
1: 0 Rahim Stirling 24 ‘
INITIAL COMPOSITIONS:
City of Manchester: 31. Ederson, 2. Kyle Walker, 3. Ruben Diaz, 6. Nathan Ake, 27. Joao Cancello, 16. Rodrigo, 20. Bernardo Silva, 47. Phil Fouden, 7. Rahim Stirling (k), 10. Sergio Aguero , 26. Riyadh Marez
Coach: Josep Guardiola
Arsenal: 1. Bernd Leno, 3. Kieran Tierney, 6. Gabriel, 23. David Lewis, 2. Hector Beyerin, 7. Bucaio Sacca, 8. Danny Sebayos, 34. Granite Jaca, 12. Willian, 14. Pierre Emerick-Obameyang ( j), 19. Nicolás Pepe
Coach: Mikel Arteta
Judge: Chris Cavanagh
Stadium: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
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