Premier League · ENG · Round 3
Manchester City
5 - 0
Full time
Arsenal
Etihad Stadium · Manchester
Lineups
Manchester City4-3-3EM
31Moraes
31MoraesKW
2↓46'Walker
2↓46'WalkerRD
3Dias
AL
14Laporte
JC
27Cancelo
27CanceloBS
20↓58'Silva
20↓58'SilvaR
16⚽Rodri
16⚽RodriIG
8⚽Gündogan
GJ
9⚽↓61'Jesus
9⚽↓61'JesusFT
21⚽×2Torres
21⚽×2TorresJG
10Grealish
BL
1Leno
CS
17Soares
CC
21Chambers
RH
16Holding
16HoldingSK
31Kolasinac
KT
3Tierney
3TierneyBS
7↓46'Saka
8↓71'ØdegaardGX
34Xhaka
ES
10Rowe
PA
14↓59'Aubameyang
14↓59'Aubameyang Arsenal5-4-1Manchester City substitutes
11 Oleksandr Zinchenko ↑46'
7 Raheem Sterling ↑58'
26 Riyad Mahrez ↑61'
80 Cole Palmer
25 Fernandinho
5 John Stones
6 Nathan Aké
69 Thomas Doyle
13 Zack Steffen
Coach: Pep Guardiola
Arsenal substitutes
25 Mohamed Elneny ↑46'
9 Alexandre Lacazette ↑59'
15 Ainsley Maitland-Niles ↑71'
32 Aaron Ramsdale
23 Albert Sambi Lokonga
33 Arthur Okonkwo
35 Gabriel Martinelli
20 Nuno Tavares
22 Pablo Mari
Coach: Mikel Arteta
Match events
7'Ilkay Gündogan assist: Gabriel Jesus 1 - 0⚽
12'Ferran Torres 2 - 0⚽
24'Cédric Soares
28'Sead Kolasinac
35'Granit Xhaka
43'Gabriel Jesus assist: Jack Grealish 3 - 0⚽
Second half
46'↑ Oleksandr Zinchenko ↓ Kyle Walker⇄
46'↑ Mohamed Elneny ↓ Bukayo Saka⇄
53'Rodri assist: Ferran Torres 4 - 0⚽
58'↑ Raheem Sterling ↓ Bernardo Silva⇄
59'↑ Alexandre Lacazette ↓ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang⇄
61'↑ Riyad Mahrez ↓ Gabriel Jesus⇄
67'Rodri
71'↑ Ainsley Maitland-Niles ↓ Martin Ødegaard⇄
84'Ferran Torres assist: Riyad Mahrez 5 - 0⚽
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Match details
| Competition | Premier League |
|---|---|
| Kick-off (UTC) | Saturday, 28 August 2021, 11:30 UTC — shown in your local time at the top of this page |
| Status | Finished |
Line-ups, match events and the head-to-head record for this fixture are shown on this page where the data feed publishes them.
Head to head
20Manchester City wins7Draws9Arsenal wins36 past meetings on record. Biggest Manchester City win: Manchester City 4–1 Arsenal (2023). Biggest Arsenal win: Arsenal 1–4 Manchester City (2020).
6 Aug 2023Manchester City 1 - 1 ArsenalCommunity Shield
26 Apr 2023Manchester City 4 - 1 ArsenalPremier League
15 Feb 2023Arsenal 1 - 3 Manchester CityPremier League
27 Jan 2023Manchester City 1 - 0 ArsenalFA Cup
1 Jan 2022Arsenal 1 - 2 Manchester CityPremier League
21 Feb 2021Arsenal 0 - 1 Manchester CityPremier League
22 Dec 2020Arsenal 1 - 4 Manchester CityEFL Cup
17 Oct 2020Manchester City 1 - 0 ArsenalPremier League
18 Jul 2020Arsenal 2 - 0 Manchester CityFA Cup
17 Jun 2020Manchester City 3 - 0 ArsenalPremier League
Show all 36 past meetings
15 Dec 2019Arsenal 0 - 3 Manchester CityPremier League
3 Feb 2019Manchester City 3 - 1 ArsenalPremier League
12 Aug 2018Arsenal 0 - 2 Manchester CityPremier League
1 Mar 2018Arsenal 0 - 3 Manchester CityPremier League
25 Feb 2018Arsenal 0 - 3 Manchester CityEFL Cup
5 Nov 2017Manchester City 3 - 1 ArsenalPremier League
23 Apr 2017Arsenal 2 - 1 Manchester CityFA Cup
2 Apr 2017Arsenal 2 - 2 Manchester CityPremier League
18 Dec 2016Manchester City 2 - 1 ArsenalPremier League
7 Aug 2016Arsenal 3 - 2 Manchester CityClub Friendlies
8 May 2016Manchester City 2 - 2 ArsenalPremier League
21 Dec 2015Arsenal 2 - 1 Manchester CityPremier League
18 Jan 2015Manchester City 0 - 2 ArsenalPremier League
13 Sep 2014Arsenal 2 - 2 Manchester CityPremier League
10 Aug 2014Arsenal 3 - 0 Manchester CityCommunity Shield
29 Mar 2014Arsenal 1 - 1 Manchester CityPremier League
14 Dec 2013Manchester City 6 - 3 ArsenalPremier League
10 Aug 2013Manchester City 1 - 3 ArsenalClub Friendlies
13 Jan 2013Arsenal 0 - 2 Manchester CityPremier League
23 Sep 2012Manchester City 1 - 1 ArsenalPremier League
27 Jul 2012Arsenal 0 - 2 Manchester CityClub Friendlies
8 Apr 2012Arsenal 1 - 0 Manchester CityPremier League
18 Dec 2011Manchester City 1 - 0 ArsenalPremier League
29 Nov 2011Arsenal 0 - 1 Manchester CityLeague Cup
5 Jan 2011Arsenal 0 - 0 Manchester CityPremier League
24 Oct 2010Manchester City 0 - 3 ArsenalPremier League
