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Arsenal fell to 10 men after Xhaka was sent off for a tackle against Joao Cancelo
Manchester City dominated the Premier League, and Arsenal's ten-man team were beaten to death.
The Gunners lost their first three league games for the first time since 1954. This match was effectively over at half-time.
City captain Ilkay Gundogan scored and Ferran Torres, the striker, scored within 12 minutes. Arsenal's hope of a miraculous comeback was dashed when Granit Xhaka, a midfielder, was sent off after he lunged at Joao Cancelo.
After Jack Grealish's trademark teasing, Gabriel Jesus was able to score a third from 100m. Rodri then guided Gabriel Jesus home from 20 yards.
Pep Guardiola, City manager, had already used all three substitutes within just 16 minutes of the start of the second period. The hosts were unable to keep the ball down and ended the game with Torres' second goal six minutes later.
Guardiola's former assistant Mikel Arteta, looked as if he was in shock in the technical area. Raheem Sterling twice lost his chance to win. Riyad Mahrez and Aymeric Laporte missed opportunities to extend the margin of victory.
Arsenal managed to score one shot off target and had 19% possession by the end. They have yet to score in this season's Premier League and will play Norwich immediately after the international break, the team that they replaced at the bottom of the table.
No Kane, no Ronaldo, no problem
Guardiola, despite Arsenal's thrashing: "We can do better"
Guardiola is now going to attack the new season with no orthodox number nine after they were forced to give up their hopes of securing Harry Kane from Tottenham.
His side will continue to be as open-minded as Arsenal as it meets its opponents, so there won't be any problem.
The Gunners defense was so weak, it barely did justice to their Premier League status.
City's opening match was pleasing on the eyes. As he made his way through the visitors' midfield, there was no challenge for Bernardo Silva. There was also no closing down of Jesus as Jesus lined up his cross. Gundogan, who is not the greatest physical threat, barely faced any challenge as he rose at goal. It was a perfect example of everything wrong with the visitors.
Ederson stood still for 10 seconds as he aimed his clearance. Emile Smith-Rowe eventually shut down the Brazilian and forced him into action.
Maybe he was bored. Smith-Rowe had waited so long to make his intended pass from his goal-line, that Smith-Rowe nearly missed the ball. He could only watch as the ball ricocheted off of him and narrowly missed the far post. Arsenal was not even close to scoring that goal.
Guardiola stated in his program notes that this was going to be a tough game for his team. It was City's third consecutive 5-0 home win over the Gunners by the end.
Xhaka's red-card folly
Arteta: City results 'tough to take'
Arsenal's performance dispelled any rumor that Arteta's underfiring team might be evicted by a 6-0 Carabao Cup victory over a West Brom youth team in midweek.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the skipper, and Martin Odegaard, the new signing made no difference to their previous mediocre performances against Brentford or Chelsea.
Xhaka was a perfect example of the Gunners' hapless state.
Xhaka, an experienced international, was needed to lead the youngsters around. His response to his team losing two goals so early in a crucial game was to launch himself at Cancelo, a move that made Martin Atkinson's decision of giving him a red card automatic.
Arteta showed some sympathy for the Swiss as he went down the tunnel, and spoke to the fourth official in a way that suggested he disagreed with the decision.
Arteta may be able to offer a different view when he examines the incident, but Arteta has much more to criticize.
Next up, Manchester City will be at Leicester on Saturday 11 September (15:00 BST). Arsenal will entertain Norwich (15:00) on the same day.
Grealish Jack Grealish was the player of the match with an average 7.65 Man City Manchester City Manchester City
Arsenal Arsenal Arsenal Manchester City Avg Squad Number 10 Player Name Grealish Average Rating 7.63 Squad Number 21 Player Name Torres Player rating 7.47 Squad Number 20 Player Name Bernardo Silva Average Rating 7.33 Squad Number 10 Player named Player Role Average Rating 3.26 Squad No 10 Player number Smith Rowe Player rating 3.26 Squad no 1 Player number Leno Player rating 3.07 Squad # 14 Player number Mohamed Elneny Average Rating 2.74 Squad numbers 25 Player number Laporte Player number Laporte Average ratings 3.27 Squad numbers 16 Squad number 32 Squad number 28 Squad number 33 Squad number 34 Average rating of 2.33 Squad at 2.33 Squad amount 34 Player Xhaka rating 2.33 Squad to bet number 21 Squadr name Chambers Player number 34 Average rating 4.33 Squad rating 5.35 Squad for the 31 Player number 234 Player Xhaka rating 2.59 Squad numbers 15 Player Xhaka average rating of 2.59 Squad numbers 8 Player Xhaka rating 3.75 Squadr
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Live Text Line-ups Man City Formation 4-3-3 31 Ederson 2 Walker 3 Rben Dias 14 Laporte 27 Cancelo 20 Bernardo Silva 16 Rodri 8 Gndogan 9 Gabriel Jesus 21 Torres 10 Grealish 31 Ederson
2 Walker Substituted at 45' for Zinchenko
3 Rben Dias
14 Laporte
27 Cancelo
20 Bernardo Silva Substituted to Sterling at 58' Minutes
16 Rodri Booked in 67 Mins
8 Gndogan
9 Gabriel Jesus Substituted for Mahrez at 61' minutes
21 Torres
10 Grealish Substitutes 5 Stones
6 Ak
7 Sterling
11 Zinchenko
13 Steffen
25 Fernandinho
26 Mahrez
69 Doyle
80 Palmer Arsenal Formation 5-4-1 Cdric Soares 21 Chambers 31 Kolasinac 3 Tierney 17 Saka 7 Saka 8 degaard34 Xhaka 10 Smith Rowe14 Aubameyang1 Leno
17 Cdric Soares Booked in 24 Minutes
21 Chambers
16 Holdings
31 Kolasinac booked at 28mins
3 Tierney
7 Saka substituted for Elneny at 45 minutes
8 degaard Substituted at 71' Minutes for MaitlandNiles
35 Minutes to Book 34 Xhaka
10 Smith Rowe
Substitute 14 Aubameyang for Lacazette in 59 minutes Substitutes9 Lacazette
15 Maitland-Niles
20 Tavares
22 Mar
23 Sambi Lokonga
25 Elneny
32 Ramsdale
33 Okonkwo
35 Martinelli Referee Martin Atkinson Attendance 52,276 Match Stats live text Post update Match ends in Manchester City 5, Arsenal 0. Full-Time Second Half ends at Manchester City 5, Arsenal 0. Manchester City, Post Update Corner Bernd Leno conceded. Post-update: Attempt saved. Joo Cancelo (Manchester City), left footed shot from centre box. Saved in the bottom left corner. Ilkay Gndogan assisted with a through ball. Post update Offside, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney attempts a through ball but Alexandre Lacazette catches him offside. Post-update: Attempt saved. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City), left footed shot from right side box is saved in bottom right corner Raheem Sterling assisted. Post update Jack Grealish (Manchester City), wins a free kick during the attacking half. Post update Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal). Post update Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City). Post update Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal), wins a free kick during the defensive half. Post update: Attempt blocked. Blocking of Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City), left footed shot taken from outside the box Jack Grealish assisted. Post-update: Attempt blocked. Blocking of Aymeric Laporte's left-footed shot from the middle of the box by Jack Grealish Jack Grealish assisted. Manchester City, Post update Corner Calum Chambers conceded. Post-update: Attempt blocked. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City), left footed shot from left side box is blocked Update: Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gndogan (Manchester City), right footed shot taken from outside the box is blocked Rodri assisted. Goal! Goal! Arsenal 0, Manchester City 5. Ferran Torres (Manchester City), header from the middle of the box to bottom left corner. Riyad Mahrez assisted with a cross. Manchester City, Post update Corner Conceded to Kieran Tierney. Manchester City, Post-update Raheem Sterling attempts a through ball but Riyad Maharez is unable to catch him offside. Post-update: Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), right footed shot from centre box. Goalkeeper saves it in the middle. Riyad Maharez assisted with a through ball. Post update Attempt missed. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City), right footed shot from centre of box is too high. Rben Dias assisted with a cross after a corner. Page 1 of 5 Rewind Previous Navigate to Next Navigate To The Last Page Forward
