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Raheem Sterling scored his fourth goal of the season for Man City
Substitute captain Raheem Sterling scored the only goal as Manchester City returned to winning ways in their Premier League clash with Arsenal.
Sterling, who received the bracelet from coach Pep Guardiola with Fernandinho on the bench and Kevin de Bruyne injured, finished off the rebound after Phil Foden saved in the 23rd minute.
Arsenal had chances to equalize, but City goalkeeper Ederson denied them with three excellent saves in the first half and both David Luiz and Pepe were deflected with free throws in good positions after the break.
The result extended a miserable run of results away from home against fellow ‘top six’ Arsenal members. They have now failed to win in their last 29 meetings of this type, since a success at City in 2015.
Guardiola has yet to lose a point against the Gunners in five meetings at the Etihad Stadium since succeeding Manuel Pellegrini as City manager in 2016.
More importantly for their team, after getting just one point from their last two games, they were able to claim maximum points in this one.
The three points came even without De Bruyne and with the return of Sergio Agüero restricted to one hour of action in his first appearance since June after recovering from a knee injury.
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Teacher hits student
As you would expect from a meeting between Guardiola and the man he spent three and a half years together in the City dug-out, Mikel Arteta, this was a tactical blitz.
At one point, Willian was operating as a center forward and Sterling was sitting in the middle of the field. After Agüero’s departure, Bernado Silva briefly assumed the role of the false nine as both men tried to keep the other guessing.
Arteta was able to bring in the £ 45 million new kid, Thomas Partey, for his debut near the end, but the truth is that he doesn’t have the strength in depth that Guardiola is given.
Both sides suffered interruptions in preparation, although the loss of Aymeric Laporte and Benjamin Mendy through injury had less of an impact on City as the delay in finding out that the Premier League was prepared to allow Kieran Tierney to play had on the Gunners.
Scotland’s local health authority had told the Arsenal defender to isolate himself due to a “close contact” violation on international service.
If that wasn’t bad enough, the Gunners lost defender Rob Holding to a hamstring injury in the warmup.
All of this contributed to a slow start from which they never really recovered, as City kept their first clean sheet of the season with a defensive performance a far cry from the one that saw them concede five against Leicester in their previous home game.
Excellent Ederson
When it comes to debating who has been Guardiola’s best signing as City manager, despite the excellence of Kyle Walker, Bernardo Silva and, briefly, Leroy Sane, surely Ederson must emerge victorious.
A £ 35 million purchase from Benfica after Joe Hart was dumped and Claudio Bravo flopped, Ederson won Premier League titles in his first two seasons and the Gold Glove last season, despite the only trophy from the City was the EFL Cup.
With new signing Ruben Dias still settling in, Laporte missing and Nathan Ake just making his fifth Blues appearance, Guardiola needs the Brazilian to be a constant presence.
It could have been that Bukayo Saka’s shot from an angle was deflected as the visitors tried to respond to Sterling’s first goal, but Ederson took no chances.
However, his two stops at the end of the opening period were excellent. Saka was again the man who was denied a footstand first when the teenager found himself clean after playing a one-two with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Within minutes, Ederson was denying Aubameyang with an even better save. As the flag was immediately raised to signal offside, nothing appeared on it. The true value of Ederson’s work was not apparent until television replays showed that the assistant referee’s decision was incorrect. Without the intervention of the goalkeeper, Arsenal would have been level.
Ederson made another save, from a header from Pepe, at the start of the second half, although compared to what had happened before, that was quite routine.
Given that Arsenal also couldn’t find their range with a pair of free throws, Ederson’s efforts mean the Gunners have now lost seven straight league games against City, the first time they have done so against any opponent since Ipswich in the decade. 1970.
Whats Next?
City are next in action against FC Porto at the Etihad in the Champions League on Wednesday (start at 20:00 BST) before facing West Ham at London Stadium on Saturday 24 October (12: 30).
Arsenal also have a European commitment, in Austria against Rapid Vienna in the Europa League on Thursday (17:55 BST). The Gunners host Leicester in the League next Sunday (19:15).
Sterling, Arsenal’s nemesis – the statistics
- Manchester City are undefeated in their last 10 Premier League meetings with Arsenal (eight wins and two draws), since a 2-1 loss in December 2015.
- Arsenal have not won in their last 29 Premier League away games against opponents of the “big six” (D10 L19) since a 2-0 win at Manchester City in January 2015.
- Manchester City have conceded just one goal in their last six Premier League games against Arsenal, maintaining a shutout against four different coaches in this streak (Arsene Wenger, Unai Emery, Fredrik Ljungberg and Mikel Arteta x2).
- Arsenal have lost each of their last seven league games to Manchester City, their longest streak against an opponent since losing seven in a row to Ipswich between 1974-1977.
- Pep Guardiola has won 500 games in all competitions as a manager (including Barcelona B), winning 172 as a Manchester City manager.
- Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson has kept 53 clean sheets in the Premier League since his debut in August 2017; 15 more than any other goalkeeper at this time.
- Raheem Sterling has been involved in each of Manchester City’s last five goals in all competitions (4 goals, 1 assist).
- Man City’s Sterling has been directly involved in six goals in his last five Premier League appearances against Arsenal (4 goals, 2 assists).
Man of the match
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with an average of 7.45
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Manchester CityAvgTeam Number31Player NameEdersonAverage Score
7.45
Squad Number 7 Player Name Sterling Average Rating
7.45
Squad number 20 Player name Bernardo Silva Average score
7.09
Squad number 3 Player name Rúben Dias Average rating
7.03
Squad number 6 Aké player name Average rating
6.89
Squad Number 47 Player Name Foden Average Rating
6.80
Squad number 10 Player name Agüero Average rating
6.79
Squad number 2 Player name Walker Average rating
6.78
Squad number 27 Player name João Cancelo Average score
6.60
Squad number 16 Player name Rodri Average rating
6.55
Squad Number 26 Player Name Mahrez Average Rating
6.39
Squad number 25 Player name Fernandinho Average rating
6.07
Squad number 8 Player name Gündogan Average rating
5.97
ArsenalAvgTeam number7Player nameSakaAverage score
6.54
Squad Number 3 Player Name Tierney Average Rating
6.16
Squad number 6 Player name Gabriel Magalhães Average rating
5.90
Squad number 34 Player name Xhaka Average rating
5.65
Squad number 8 Player name Dani Ceballos Average rating
5.55
Squad number 23 Player name David Luiz Average rating
5.52
Squad Number 18 Player Name Game Average Rating
5.51
Squad Number 1 Player Name Leno Average Rating
5.48
Squad number 14 Player name Aubameyang Average rating
5.41
Squad number 19 Player name Pepé Average rating
5.41
Squad Number 9 Player Name Lacazette Average Rating
5.27
Squad number 2 Player name Bellerín Average rating
5.27
Squad number 30 Player name Nketiah Average rating
5.26
Squad Number 12 Player Name Willian Average Rating
5.17
- Lineups Match Statistics Live Text
LineupsMan City
- 31Ederson2Walker3Ruben DaysReserved at 68 minutes6 whatBooked in 84 minutes16 RodriReserved at 14 minutes26Mahrez 27CancelReserved at 63 minutes20Bernardo Silva47FodenReplaced byFernandinhoat 89’minutes7Sterling10AgüeroReplaced byGündoganat 65’minutes
Substitutes
- 5Piedras8Gündogan13Steffen21Torres25Fernandinho48Delap50García
Arsenal
- 1Leno2Bellerín23David Luiz6dos Santos Magalhães3Tierney8Ceballos34XhakaReplaced byPartey in 83 minutesReserved at 90 minutes7Saka19PépéReplaced by Nketiahat 83’minutes12WillianReplaced by Lacazettein 69’minutes14Aubameyang
Substitutes
- 9Lacazette13Rúnarsson15Maitland-Niles18Partey25Elneny30Nketiah
Referee: Chris KavanaghMatch StatsHome TeamMan CityAway TeamArsenalPossessionHome59% Away41% ShotsHome13Away11 Shots on targetHome5Away3CornersHome6Away6FoulsHome15Away10Live TextPost update
End of the match, Manchester City 1, Arsenal 0.
90 ‘+ 5’ Full time
Second half ends, Manchester City 1, Arsenal 0.
90 ‘+ 4’ Reserve
Thomas Partey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90 ‘+ 4’Post update
Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90 ‘+ 4’Post update
Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
90 ‘+ 2’Post update
Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
90 ‘+ 2’Post update
Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90’Post update
Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
90’Post update
Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89 ‘Substitution
Change, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Phil Foden.
88’Post update
Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
84 ‘Reserve
Nathan Aké (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
84’Post update
Rodrigo (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84’Post update
Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
83 ‘Substitution
Change, Arsenal. Thomas Partey replaces Granit Xhaka.
83 ‘Substitution
Change, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Nicolas Pépé.
82’Post update
Failed attempt. Comes Close! But it is lost to the left. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
81’Post update
Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
81’Post update
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80’Post update
Auction rejected. Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Cancelo.
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