Manchester City v Arsenal, 28 August 2021

Score5-0 to Manchester City
RefereeMartin Atkinson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance52,276

View Manchester City v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 12.30pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 49 Manchester City won: 16 Drawn: 10 Arsenal won: 23 Manchester City scored: 62 Arsenal scored: 70 This result became Manchester City's biggest-ever winning margin in a game against Arsenal in all competitions; previously 4-0 on 18 January 1908 and 2 November 1912, both in League Division One.

5 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

0 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Ilkay Gündogan 7 G
Ferran Torres 12 G
Gabriel Jesus 43 G
Rodri 53 G
Ferran Torres 84 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder João Cancelo
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Ferran Torres
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Cédric Soares Defender
Rob Holding Defender
Calum Chambers Defender/Midfielder
Sead Kolašinac Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Tierney Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Emile Smith Rowe Midfielder
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Forward

Substitutions:

Olexsandr Zinchenko for Kyle Walker 46
Raheem Sterling for Bernardo Silva 58
Riyad Mahrez for Gabriel Jesus 61

Substitutions:

Mohamed El Neny for Bukayo Saka 46
Alexandre Lacazette for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 59
Ainsley Maitland-Niles for Martin Odegaard 71

Cards:

Rodri 67 Y

Cards:

Cédric Soares 24 Y
Sead Kolašinac 28 Y
Granit Xhaka 35 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Zack Steffen
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Tommy Doyle
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo
Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Nuno Tavares
Defender Pablo Marí
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Forward Gabriel Martinelli
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

Comments:

League position: 5th Manchester City had now won each of their last three home games in the Premier League by a 5-0 margin. They became the third team to score ten or more goals in their first two home games in a Premier League season; also Arsenal in 2010-11 (ten) and Manchester United in 2011-12 (11). City named an unchanged starting line-up from their previous game in the Premier League for the first time since October 2017.

Comments:

League position: 20th Arsenal ended the day in the bottom position of the top division after at least three games for the first time since 25 October 1974 under manager Bertie Mee (played 13, won two, lost eight). The Gunners had now lost their opening three games of a league season for the first time since 1954-55 in League Division One. They failed to score in their opening three games of a league season for the first time since 1953-54 in League Division One.

5 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Ilkay Gündogan 7 G
Ferran Torres 12 G
Gabriel Jesus 43 G
Rodri 53 G
Ferran Torres 84 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder João Cancelo
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Ferran Torres
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Substitutions:

Olexsandr Zinchenko for Kyle Walker 46
Raheem Sterling for Bernardo Silva 58
Riyad Mahrez for Gabriel Jesus 61

Cards:

Rodri 67 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Zack Steffen
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Tommy Doyle
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Comments:

League position: 5th Manchester City had now won each of their last three home games in the Premier League by a 5-0 margin. They became the third team to score ten or more goals in their first two home games in a Premier League season; also Arsenal in 2010-11 (ten) and Manchester United in 2011-12 (11). City named an unchanged starting line-up from their previous game in the Premier League for the first time since October 2017.

0 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Cédric Soares Defender
Rob Holding Defender
Calum Chambers Defender/Midfielder
Sead Kolašinac Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Tierney Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Emile Smith Rowe Midfielder
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Forward

Substitutions:

Mohamed El Neny for Bukayo Saka 46
Alexandre Lacazette for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 59
Ainsley Maitland-Niles for Martin Odegaard 71

Cards:

Cédric Soares 24 Y
Sead Kolašinac 28 Y
Granit Xhaka 35 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo
Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Nuno Tavares
Defender Pablo Marí
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Forward Gabriel Martinelli
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

Comments:

League position: 20th Arsenal ended the day in the bottom position of the top division after at least three games for the first time since 25 October 1974 under manager Bertie Mee (played 13, won two, lost eight). The Gunners had now lost their opening three games of a league season for the first time since 1954-55 in League Division One. They failed to score in their opening three games of a league season for the first time since 1953-54 in League Division One.