Arsenal v Manchester City, 12 August 2018
| Score | 2-0 to Manchester City |
| Referee | Michael Oliver |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Emirates Stadium |
| Attendance | 59,934 |
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Kick-off: 4.00pm
Manchester City had now won consecutive league games at Arsenal for the first time since 1936.
Played: 43
Arsenal won: 23
Drawn: 10
Man City won: 10
Arsenal scored: 69
Man City scored: 46
0 Arsenal
Manager: Unai Emery
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Petr Čech
Defender
Héctor Bellerín
Defender
Shkodran Mustafi
Defender
Sokratis Papastathopoulos
Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka
Midfielder
Mattéo Guendouzi
Midfielder
Mesut Özil
Midfielder
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Midfielder
Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward
Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Forward
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Substitutions:
| Stefan Lichtsteiner for Ainsley Maitland-Niles | 35 |
| Alexandre Lacazette for Aaron Ramsey | 54 |
| Lucas Torreira for Granit Xhaka | 70 |
Cards:
| Sokratis Papastathopoulos | 27 | Y |
| Granit Xhaka | 52 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Bernd Leno
Defender
Rob Holding
Defender
Stefan Lichtsteiner
Midfielder
Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder
Lucas Torreira
Midfielder/Forward
Alex Iwobi
Forward
Alexandre Lacazette
Comments:
This was the first time that Arsenal had played a competitive game without Arsène Wenger in charge since 28 September 1996 when Pat Rice was caretaker for a 2-0 win in the Premier League against Sunderland at Highbury. The Gunners had now won two of their last nine opening weekend Premier League games (lost three). Stefan Lichtsteiner became the oldest outfield player to make his Premier League debut for Arsenal (34 years and 208 days). Only ten older outfield players had played for them in this competition.2 Manchester City
Manager: Pep Guardiola
Goals:
| Raheem Sterling | 14 |
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| Bernardo Silva | 64 |
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Starting lineup:
Ederson
Goalkeeper
Aymeric Laporte
Defender
Benjamin Mendy
Defender
Kyle Walker
Defender
Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder
John Stones
Defender/Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder
Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward
Riyad Mahrez
Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling
Midfielder/Forward
Sergio Agüero
Forward
Substitutions:
| Kevin De Bruyne for Riyad Mahrez | 60 |
| Gabriel Jesus for Sergio Agüero | 79 |
| Leroy Sané for Raheem Sterling | 87 |
Cards:
| Raheem Sterling | 4 | Y |
| Kevin De Bruyne | 73 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Claudio Bravo
Defender
Vincent Kompany
Defender
Nicolás Otamendi
Midfielder/Forward
Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward
Leroy Sané
Forward
Gabriel Jesus