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41' Sanchez breaks down the left wing before trying to poke a pass into the hosts' penalty area, but he's well dealt with by Stones and has to settle for a corner. It's poorly hit by the Chilean, and once again City are able to counter-attack. It's quickly brought to an end by Coquelin, however, as he brilliantly dispossesses Sane from behind.

 

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43' Arsenal keep pushing forward as they enjoy a decent spell of possession deep inside the City half of the pitch. After failing to whip a cross into the box, Iwobi eventually tries to muscle his way inside, but he can't get the better of Otamendi and loses out to the centre-back.

 

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45' The fourth official has indicated that there will be just one minute of added time.

 

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45' + 1' Great save by Ederson! Sanchez battles with Stones on the edge of the City box and manages to get the better of the defender. He then spins and sets up Aaron Ramsey, who quickly shoots but can't beat Ederson with a thumping strike at the near post. That was Arsenal's best chance of the first half!

 

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So far, so good for City, who have bossed possession and caused Arsenal plenty of problems whenever they push forward. They arguably could have scored at least a couple more goals, but a few misplaced passes inside the final third of the pitch have denied them the opportunity to increase their lead. The Gunners won't be feeling too disappointed with how things have gone so far, however, as they too have enjoyed a few decent moments on the break, with Ramsey going close to equalising just before half-time.
HALF-TIME: MANCHESTER CITY 1-0 ARSENAL

 

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46' We're underway once again!

 

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48' Sanchez looks as if he's away after being able to pick up a loose ball just inside the City half of the pitch, but Ozil is penalised for a foul on Delph and the Chilean is denied the chance to break towards the hosts' penalty area.

 

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49' PENALTY! A lofted pass is fired over the top of the Arsenal defence and towards Sterling. The forward gets the better of Kolasinac and darts towards goal, where Monreal clumsily brings down the Englishman and leaves the referee with no choice but to point to the spot.

 

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50' GOAL! Aguero steps up and fires in City's second goal of the game. He sends Cech the wrong way and side-foots a shot into the back of the net via the inside of the post.

 

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52' Arsenal patiently pass the ball around deep inside the City half of the pitch as they try to find a way through the sea of blue shirts camped in front of them. Ozil eventually tries to poke a pass into the box, but it's poorly hit and fails to pick out a team-mate in front of goal.

 

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54' Aguero and Silva link up nicely over on the left flank as they easily get the better of Koscielny. The Spaniard then whips a great cross into the box and towards Sterling, who darts towards the ball but can't quite reach it.

 

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55' Almost a costly mistake by Ederson! Iwobi cuts inside from the left flank and unleashes a shot that should be easily dealt with by Ederson, but the Brazilian ends up fumbling the ball. He's just about able to collect it before Ramsey can get a shot away from a few yards out, and he's then barged into the back of the net by the Welshman. Unsurprisingly, City are awarded a free-kick.

 

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56' Arsenal have decided to make an attacking substitution as they try to find a way back into the game. Alexandre Lacazette has come on to replace Coquelin, meaning that they're going to switch to a back four for the remainder of the afternoon.