Manchester City v Arsenal, 05 November 2017

Score3-1 to Manchester City
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance54,286

View Manchester City v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 2.15pm Manchester City had now won two of the last ten meetings in all competitions.

3 Manchester City

1 Arsenal

Goals:

Kevin De Bruyne 19 G
Sergio Agüero penalty 50 P
Gabriel Jesus 74 G

Goals:

Alexandre Lacazette 65 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Nicolás Otamendi
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder Fabian Delph
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Leroy Sané
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Sergio Agüero

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Sead Kolašinac Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Francis Coquelin Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Aaron Ramsey Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Alexis Sánchez Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Gabriel Jesus for Sergio Agüero 62
Ilkay Gündogan for Raheem Sterling 78
Bernardo Silva for Leroy Sané 87

Substitutions:

Alexandre Lacazette for Francis Coquelin 56
Olivier Giroud for Granit Xhaka 78
Jack Wilshere for Alex Iwobi 78

Cards:

Nicolás Otamendi 73 Y

Cards:

Nacho Monreal 59 Y
Alexandre Lacazette 59 Y
Laurent Koscielny 67 Y
Granit Xhaka 75 Y
Alexis Sánchez 77 Y
Mesut Özil 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo
Defender Danilo
Defender/Midfielder Eliaquim Mangala
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder Yaya Touré
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Forward Gabriel Jesus

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Macey
Defender/Midfielder Mathieu Debuchy
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Jack Wilshere
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Olivier Giroud
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

Comments:

League position: 1st With 31 points and a +31 goal difference, Manchester City had now made the best-ever start to a Premier League season after 11 games. City's total of 52 goals after the first 17 games of a season in all competitions became a record for a Premier League club (since 1992-93). They had now equalled the club record of nine consecutive league wins within the same season which had stood since February 1947 in League Division Two. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said: "We won in the best way. Sometimes it’s like this. I was told it [the third goal] was offside and I don’t want to win like this, but [last season] Arsenal beat Burnley with a handball in the 96th minute. We want to try to play and we did it really well. It was well deserved. We fought in the bad moments, when we were tired, mentally we were stable. I was pleased with the performance."

Comments:

League position: 6th Arsenal had now won only one of their 18 away games in the Premier League against the other big six teams since the start of the 2014-15 season (lost ten). 13 goals had now been scored by the Gunners' substitutes in the Premier League since the start of the previous season; as many as any other team. Arsenal had now taken 17 points from their 16 away games in the Premier League in 2017. Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger said: "I feel the referees don’t work enough. The level drops every season at the moment and, overall, it’s unacceptable. I believe it was no penalty. We know that Raheem Sterling dives well, he does that very well. The third goal was offside. I am very upset because at 2-1 we were in the game."

3 Manchester City

Goals:

Kevin De Bruyne 19 G
Sergio Agüero penalty 50 P
Gabriel Jesus 74 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Nicolás Otamendi
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder Fabian Delph
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Leroy Sané
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Sergio Agüero

Substitutions:

Gabriel Jesus for Sergio Agüero 62
Ilkay Gündogan for Raheem Sterling 78
Bernardo Silva for Leroy Sané 87

Cards:

Nicolás Otamendi 73 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo
Defender Danilo
Defender/Midfielder Eliaquim Mangala
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder Yaya Touré
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Comments:

League position: 1st With 31 points and a +31 goal difference, Manchester City had now made the best-ever start to a Premier League season after 11 games. City's total of 52 goals after the first 17 games of a season in all competitions became a record for a Premier League club (since 1992-93). They had now equalled the club record of nine consecutive league wins within the same season which had stood since February 1947 in League Division Two. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said: "We won in the best way. Sometimes it’s like this. I was told it [the third goal] was offside and I don’t want to win like this, but [last season] Arsenal beat Burnley with a handball in the 96th minute. We want to try to play and we did it really well. It was well deserved. We fought in the bad moments, when we were tired, mentally we were stable. I was pleased with the performance."

1 Arsenal

Goals:

Alexandre Lacazette 65 G

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Sead Kolašinac Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Francis Coquelin Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Aaron Ramsey Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Alexis Sánchez Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Alexandre Lacazette for Francis Coquelin 56
Olivier Giroud for Granit Xhaka 78
Jack Wilshere for Alex Iwobi 78

Cards:

Nacho Monreal 59 Y
Alexandre Lacazette 59 Y
Laurent Koscielny 67 Y
Granit Xhaka 75 Y
Alexis Sánchez 77 Y
Mesut Özil 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Macey
Defender/Midfielder Mathieu Debuchy
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Jack Wilshere
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Olivier Giroud
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

Comments:

League position: 6th Arsenal had now won only one of their 18 away games in the Premier League against the other big six teams since the start of the 2014-15 season (lost ten). 13 goals had now been scored by the Gunners' substitutes in the Premier League since the start of the previous season; as many as any other team. Arsenal had now taken 17 points from their 16 away games in the Premier League in 2017. Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger said: "I feel the referees don’t work enough. The level drops every season at the moment and, overall, it’s unacceptable. I believe it was no penalty. We know that Raheem Sterling dives well, he does that very well. The third goal was offside. I am very upset because at 2-1 we were in the game."