Hello and welcome to LIVE updates of the Premier League encounter between Manchester City and Arsenal at Etihad Stadium. City will be looking to kick-start their season after winning just one of their opening three league matches, while the Gunners are aiming to continue their promising rise under Mikel Arteta as he goes head to head with his old mentor, Pep Guardiola once again. Kick off 17:30 BST.
Premier League / Matchday 5
Etihad Stadium / 17.10.2020
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- R. Sterling(23')
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Updated 17/10/2020 at 18:23 GMT
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Arsenal give the ball away cheaply deep in their own half. Sterling and Aguero combine to feed Foden, but the youngsters sees his side-foot effort well saved by Leno.
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Mahrez leads Saka a merry dance on the right but then drills over the top from a narrow angle.
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VIDEO: Sterling's opener.
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More #SterlingStats: Sterling has been involved in six goals in his last five Premier League games against Arsenal (4 goals, 2 assists).
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Gabriel makes a goal-saving block from Mahrez after the Algerian's initial shot was blocked by Leno.
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Pepe nods well wide of the near post after being left in plenty of space to meet Willian's right-wing centre.
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Arsenal look for an immediate response through Saka's weaving run, but his rising shot is pushed over the bar by Ederson.
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#SterlingStats
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GOAL! Sterling rattles the rebound into the bottom corner after Leno had parried Foden's low shot. It all developed after Mahrez and Aguero carved the visiting rearguard open.
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Goal
R. Sterling
Manchester City
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Blocked Shots1
Fouls1
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SURPRISING STAT: Guardiola's men started the day in the bottom half of the table for the third time in four games this season. That is as many as in their previous 375 Premier League matches.
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On a side note, social media is perplexed by Arsenal's decision to wear blue against City's blue...
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Seconds later and Rodri IS booked for pulling back Saka.
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Yellow card
Rodri
Manchester City
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Fouls1
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Mahrez is fortunate to escape a caution after blatantly committing a foul to halt an Arsenal break.
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City's formation has had the media scratching their heads a bit after they had made some initial assumptions from the team sheet.
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City with lots of possession in these early stages. Not too much of note in terms of impact in the final third just yet though.
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STAT: Arsenal are bidding to win four of their opening five league matches in a season for the first time since 2013-14.
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Aguero nods an instinctive header over the top after some trademark twisting on the right side of the box from Mahrez.
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