Manchester City vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League result and reaction after goalless draw
Man City 0-0 Arsenal: Neither side could break the deadlock in a good result for Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal showed their title credentials by holding reigning champions Manchester City to a 0-0 draw at the Etihad Stadium, allowing Liverpool to take top spot on a pivotal day in the Premier League’s three-way title race.
Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal, in the hunt for their first league title in 20 years, are second in the table on 65 points with nine games remaining, while City are third with 64. Liverpool claimed the lead with their 2-1 comeback victory over Brighton & Hove Albion earlier on Sunday.
City dominated possession, coming at Arsenal in waves. But the visitors frustrated Pep Guardiola’s men – including league-leading scorer Erling Haaland – with a textbook defensive display to extend their unbeaten league run to nine games.
Gabriel Jesus had Arsenal’s best chances, firing two shots just wide in the first half and then narrowly failing to meet an inviting cross from Bukayo Saka. City’s best opportunity was Kevin De Bruyne’s early corner kick that glanced off the shoulder of Nathan Ake but fell to keeper David Raya
Relive all the action from Manchester City vs Arsenal below:
Manchester City 0-0 Arsenal
15 mins: Gvardiol makes his way down the left wing and fools Saka into diving into the challenge, but he eventually wins a corner off the Arsenal winger.
The ball in is very dangerous and Ake gets a head to it from around four yards out, but it deflects off Gabriel and right into the grateful hands of Raya.
Manchester City 0-0 Arsenal
13 mins: White gets in down the right wing once more, but his cross is weak and straight to Ortega.
Manchester City 0-0 Arsenal
13 mins: Arsenal haven’t looked too troubled despite some early City possession, but at times they’re struggling to play out of their half.
Neither of Jesus or Havertz is offering a reliable outlet as yet.
Manchester City 0-0 Arsenal
11 mins: City are content to knock it around for a while, with almost every Arsenal player behind the ball. Kiwior’s heavy touch almost allows De Bruyne to slip Haaland in, but it’s intercepted.
9 mins: It’s City’s turn to pressure the ball and they win it not far from the Arsenal box, but De Bruyne’s cross is collected by Raya.
Manchester City 0-0 Arsenal
8 mins: Havertz is tussling with Gvardiol as a long ball is played in, but he fouls the City man.
City are content with passing around the back for a little while, but an aggressive Arsenal press forces them to go long.
Manchester City 0-0 Arsenal
7 mins: Arsenal have their first shot on goal as Rice slips in White on the overlap down the right. He clips in a cross that Jesus brings down on his chest, but his volley hits the side-netting.
Manchester City 0-0 Arsenal
5 mins: De Bruyne loses the ball but Arsenal can’t hold it any longer than a few seconds at the moment, and the ball quickly ends up back with Ortega. City are showing positive early signs, and are putting plenty of pressure on the away side.
Manchester City 0-0 Arsenal
4 mins: The free-kick is directed to the near post by De Bruyne, but White heads behind well.
From the corner, Jesus heads clear and City rebuild.
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