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Manchester City v Arsenal LIVE: Latest score as Phil Foden sent on to unlock defiant 10-man Gunners

Folllow all the action from the Etihad Stadium as Arsenal travel to title rivals Manchester City for a crunch clash in the Premier League

Richard Jolly
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,Sonia Twigg
Sunday 22 September 2024 13:23
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Josko Gvardiol fires a shot from close range
Josko Gvardiol fires a shot from close range (Getty Images)

Manchester City take on Arsenal in a crunch match at the top of the Premier League as the two pre-season favourites for the title come to blows.

City pipped Arsenal to the last two successive Premier League titles, in a race that last season went down to the final match. Mikel Arteta’s side will be hoping to go one better this campaign, and they remain unbeaten in the league so far, having won three and drawn one, while City have enjoyed a flawless start to their season, winning all four of their opening four matches.

Riccardo Calafiori makes his full debut for Arsenal today and Kyle Walker makes his first start this season, while Martin Odegaard and Kevin De Bruyne are both out injured.

Follow all the action from Manchester City v Arsenal in the live blog below.

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Half time: Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal

Ben White is getting ready to come on at half time, and it will be for Saka.

Sonia Twigg22 September 2024 17:43
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Half time: Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal

Trossard red card pundit reaction on Sky Sports:

Theo Walcott: “We’ve been here before this season. You kick the ball away, you’re going to get a booking.”

Roy Keane also agrees with the former Arsenal player, saying: “When you’re on a yellow card, do not give the referee a chance to send you off.

“You can say it’s harsh all you want but it’s a yellow card.”

Sky Sports are just showing an example of Doku also kicking the ball away and not being shown a yellow card...

Sonia Twigg22 September 2024 17:41
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Half time: Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal

Here is the official explanation for the yellow card from the Premier League match centre on X: “The referee issued a second yellow card to Leandro Trossard for delaying the restart.”

Sonia Twigg22 September 2024 17:35
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Half time: Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal

After a frantic half of football, here is a quick look at some of the stats:

Sonia Twigg22 September 2024 17:31
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Half time: Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal

An intense half of Premier League football comes to an end. So often clashes between the biggest sides are cagey affairs, but today’s match has been anything but that.

City have been the better of the two teams, but Arsenal have grasped their chances, although the red card to Trossard just on the brink of half time has put a serious dent in their chances of getting all three points at the Etihad.

Sonia Twigg22 September 2024 17:29
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RED CARD! Trossard is sent off on the brink of half time - Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal

45+7 minutes: RED CARD! Partey is shown a yellow card for a sliding tackle just on the brink of half time, and the free kick will be City’s last chance of the half.

But there’s another twist in the story and Trossard is shown a red card! He has flown into a tackle, barging Bernardo Silva, and then kicked the ball away. The Arsenal midfielder had already been shown a yellow card earlier in the match and he has to go here!

Sonia Twigg22 September 2024 17:26
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Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal

45+5 minutes: City are trying to attack the Arsenal backline but the visitors are holding firm and trying to get through to the break with their lead intact.

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Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal

45+2 minutes: There is a VAR check for a possible foul on Ederson from Martinelli, but the goal is allowed to stand!

Gary Neville has just called out Ederson for “allowing” himself to be knocked to the ground by Martinelli.

Sonia Twigg22 September 2024 17:20
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GOAL! Gabriel fires Gunners into the lead - Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal

45+1 minutes: GOAL! A minute into the six minutes of added time and Arsenal have taken the lead!

It has come against the run of play, but Gabriel has headed the ball into the back of the net.

He had looked dangerous from a corner beforehand and he was just in the perfect place for that one.

Sonia Twigg22 September 2024 17:19
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Manchester City 1-1 Arsenal

Another update from our man on the ground Richard Jolly:

Exit Rodri, clattered within three seconds of kick-off, hurt a quarter of an hour later, a knee problem providing a cause for concern for Manchester City, regardless of the result against Arsenal.

His importance does not just stem from his excellence - though as a possible Ballon d'Or winner, he is among the best in the world - but from City's record without him. They lost at Arsenal last season when he was suspended and when Mateo Kovacic had a particularly poor game. While City have fared better without Rodri this season, it is still more reassuring for him when he is present.

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Sonia Twigg22 September 2024 17:16

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