Arsenal 0-3 Man City: ‘We lost to the best team’, says Wenger
- FT: Arsenal 0-3 Manchester City
- Bernardo Silva puts visitors ahead (15)
- Fantastic second from David Silva (28)
- Sane finishes off counter for three (33)
- Ederson saves Aubameyang penalty (53)
- Fernandinho injured, Bernardo Silva starts
- Wilshere misses out entirely
- Game on despite continued snowfall
Follow commentaries on the live match below.
Follow commentaries on the live match below.
45+3′
Manchester City has been the better team in this half
45+3′
It’s over! The referee blows for half time
5+3′
The home team have had 49% of possession compared to the away team’s 51%
45+2′
Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent’s half of the field
45+1′
The fourth official shows there are 2 minute(s) of time to be added
45+1′
A long range shot from Granit Xhaka is saved by the keeper
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Ilkay Guendogan relieves the pressure with a clearance
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Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Arsenal swings in the corner from the right.
45+1′
Nicolas Otamendi clears the danger but is forced to give away a corner…
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Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Arsenal directs a ball squarely in the box, but it’s intercepted by an opponent player.
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Sead Kolasinac puts in a dangerous cross…
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Ederson Moraes relieves the pressure with a clearance
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Mesut Oezil puts in a dangerous cross…
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The home team have had 47% of possession compared to the away team’s 53%
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Nicolas Otamendi relieves the pressure with a clearance
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Hector Bellerin puts in a dangerous cross…
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Hector Bellerin from Arsenal takes the ball forward trying to make something happen…
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A player from Manchester City commits a foul
43′
Great vision by Kyle Walker from Manchester City as he stops a promising attack with an interception.
43′
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang puts in a dangerous cross…
43′
Vincent Kompany relieves the pressure with a clearance
43′
Hector Bellerin puts in a dangerous cross…
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Mesut Oezil from Arsenal takes a short corner kick from the left.
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Mesut Oezil sees his shot deflected off target
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal passes the ball to a team mate.
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Aaron Ramsey of Arsenal passes the ball to a team mate.
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Arsenal take a throw-in in the opponent’s half of the field
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Wintery conditions here at the stadium – snow has started to fall.
40′
The referee signals a free kick as Bernardo Silva from Manchester City trips Aaron Ramsey
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The home team have had 43% of possession compared to the away team’s 57%
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Granit Xhaka relieves the pressure with a clearance
40′
Petr Cech saved a certain goal there! Sergio Aguero found himself in a great scoring position but Petr Cech denied him with a great save
39′
Kevin De Bruyne from Manchester City directs a ball squarely in the box.
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Bernardo Silva of Manchester City passes the ball to a team mate.
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Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Arsenal passes the ball in the box, but it’s intercepted by an opponent player.
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Kyle Walker relieves the pressure with a clearance
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Granit Xhaka from Arsenal swings in the corner from the right.
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Aaron Ramsey sees his shot deflected off target
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Mesut Oezil from Arsenal tries to head the ball to a team mate, but it’s intercepted by an opponent player.
37′
Goal kick for Manchester City
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Bernardo Silva from Manchester City directs a ball squarely in the box, but the keeper comes out and claims it.
35′
Great skill from Bernardo Silva as he dribbles past his opponents
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That’s a great ball by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Arsenal. He directs the ball behind the defence, but the chance eventually goes begging
35′
The home team have had 40% of possession compared to the away team’s 60%
35′
Mesut Oezil from Arsenal directs the ball behind the defence, but it’s intercepted by an opponent player.
33′
Kyle Walker provided the assist for the goal.
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G O O O A A A L – Leroy Sane from Manchester City taps the ball in! An easy finish for Leroy Sane
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Kyle Walker from Manchester City directs a ball squarely in the box.
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Could be a good chance here as Kevin De Bruyne from Manchester City cuts the opponents defense open with a through ball…
33′
Manchester City start a counter attack
32′
Sead Kolasinac commits a rough foul on an opponent and goes into the referee’s book
32′
Reckless challenge there. Sead Kolasinac commits a rough foul on Bernardo Silva
32′
Great vision by Nicolas Otamendi from Manchester City as he stops a promising attack with an interception.
32′
Aaron Ramsey from Arsenal directs the ball behind the defence, but it’s intercepted by an opponent player.
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Arsenal take a throw-in in the opponent’s half of the field
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The home team have had 40% of possession compared to the away team’s 60%
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A wonderful team goal!
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Sergio Aguero provided the assist for the goal.
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G O O O A A A L – David Silva with the goal!
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Great skill from David Silva as he dribbles past his opponents
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Sergio Aguero of Manchester City passes the ball to a team mate.
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Leroy Sane puts in a dangerous cross…
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Leroy Sane from Manchester City takes the ball forward trying to make something happen…
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Sergio Aguero from Manchester City is ruled offside
26′
Kevin De Bruyne crosses the ball into the box from the free kick
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The referee signals a free kick as Granit Xhaka from Arsenal trips Sergio Aguero
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Sergio Aguero from Manchester City takes the ball forward trying to make something happen…
25′
The home team have had 43% of possession compared to the away team’s 57%
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Good effort by Aaron Ramsey as he directs a shot on target, but the keeper saves it
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Hector Bellerin of Arsenal passes the ball to a team mate.
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Hector Bellerin from Arsenal tries to pick out a team-mate in the area but his cross is blocked by an opponent.
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The referee signals a free kick as Aaron Ramsey from Arsenal trips David Silva
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Goal kick for Manchester City
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The home team have had 42% of possession compared to the away team’s 58%
20′
Arsenal take a throw-in in the opponent’s half of the field
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Vincent Kompany relieves the pressure with a clearance
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Mesut Oezil puts in a dangerous cross…
20′
Granit Xhaka from Arsenal takes a short corner kick from the left.
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The resulting free-kick is taken by Granit Xhaka and his strike forces a good save from Ederson Moraes. It’s a corner
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After a tactical foul, Nicolas Otamendi is lucky to receive only a yellow card
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Obstruction as Nicolas Otamendi cuts off the run of Danny Welbeck. A free-kick is awarded.
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Arsenal start a counter attack
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Shkodran Mustafi relieves the pressure with a clearance
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David Silva from Manchester City directs the ball behind the defence, but it’s intercepted by an opponent player.
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The referee signals a free kick as David Silva from Manchester City trips Granit Xhaka
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Arsenal take a throw-in in the opponent’s half of the field
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The home team have had 34% of possession compared to the away team’s 66%
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A great goal by Bernardo Silva
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Leroy Sane provided the assist for the goal.
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G O O O A A A L – Bernardo Silva with the goal!
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Great skill from Bernardo Silva as he dribbles past his opponents
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Leroy Sane of Manchester City passes the ball to a team mate.
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Great skill from Leroy Sane as he dribbles past his opponents
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A long range shot from Henrikh Mkhitaryan is saved by the keeper
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A shot by Sergio Aguero is blocked
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Danny Welbeck relieves the pressure with a clearance
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Poor play by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as his weak attempt to clear the ball puts his side under pressure
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Great vision by Shkodran Mustafi from Arsenal as he stops a promising attack with an interception.
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David Silva puts in a dangerous cross…
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Kevin De Bruyne from Manchester City takes a short corner kick from the left.
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Hector Bellerin clears the danger but is forced to give away a corner…
10′
Kyle Walker puts in a dangerous cross…
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The home team have had 43% of possession compared to the away team’s 57%
9′
Goal kick for Arsenal
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Sergio Aguero goes for goal, but the shot lacks precision and sails wide
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Could be a good chance here as Kevin De Bruyne from Manchester City cuts the opponents defense open with a through ball…
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Safe hands from Ederson Moraes as he comes out and claims the ball
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Poor play by Vincent Kompany as his weak attempt to clear the ball puts his side under pressure
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Aaron Ramsey from Arsenal directs a ball squarely in the box, but it’s intercepted by an opponent player.
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Henrikh Mkhitaryan of Arsenal passes the ball to a team mate.
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Aaron Ramsey from Arsenal directs the ball behind the defence, but the keeper reads the play well and comes to claim it
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The home team have had 43% of possession compared to the away team’s 57%
4′
Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent’s half of the field
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Kyle Walker from Manchester City sees his pass blocked by an opponent.
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Bernardo Silva of Manchester City passes the ball to a team mate.
2′
Ederson Moraes relieves the pressure with a clearance
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Aaron Ramsey from Arsenal directs the ball behind the defence, but it’s intercepted by an opponent player.
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Granit Xhaka from Arsenal goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Bernardo Silva
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The pitch is in fantastic condition today and the players are enjoying the surface.
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It’s a cold day for playing football.
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Arsenal kick-off, and the game is underway.
The referee starts the match
At 3-0 down, Wenger doesn’t make a single substitution. What does that say about what he thinks of the squad he has at his disposal?
Read Post Match Interview Below
Wenger, when asked by BBC Sport if Arsenal can compete with City: “It doesn’t look like that for you at the moment, but we have to put things in perspective. The players have been through a lot of difficulties. We have to accept that City are above us. The difference in the league is no coincidence.
On the crowd: “You cannot be euphoric after what happened on Sunday, and again tonight. The weather explains it as well.
‘We layed with low confidence’
Arsene Wenger told BBC Sport: “I feel we put a lot of effort in tonight. We played with low confidence, you could see that at the start of the game and we paid for it.
“We needed the penalty to go in, but that was anotehr negative. We lost to a team that is the best in the country at the moment.”
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola told BBC Sport: “Mentally we were strong. We were clinical. We scored three outstanding goals. After that it was not easy – the first 15 minutes of the second half we were poor. Still, it’s an amazing result for us.
“We are out of the FA Cup and we won the League Cup. Now it’s just two competitions and you fight for one of them for 10 months. These are the last steps to be champions, you keep going until the end.
“We have to win five games. We don’t think too much. Now we play Chelsea. Hopefully we have the desire to win, to be the best team in England. We forget that we are tired.”
SILVA: WE WERE FOCUSED
Bernardo Silva told Sky Sports Man City had been desperate not to let their cup win on Sunday affect them and had been near their best before half-time at the Emirates.
“I think it was a great game for us,” he said. “Especially the first half. We were very focused and very concentrated. We kept playing the way we have all season, to get three more points to keep first position and go 16 points clear of Manchester United.”
@ HALF-TIME: Arsenal 0-3 Manchester City @ Emirates
What do you say to Arsenal at the break if you’re Arsene Wenger? The Gunners haven’t been too bad but Manchester City have been on another planet. If you haven’t already, go and have a look further down the blog at their goals. They have been unbelievable.
The GOALS
Arsenal 0-3 Manchester City
Leroy Sane
The Arsenal fans are booing, but can anything stop Manchester City when they are playing like this? It is simply irresistible. Leroy Sane gets the goal he deserves, finishing another sweeping move. So much space behind the Arsenal defence, Kyle Walker puts the ball across the face of goal and Sane gets there ahead of Hector Bellerin.
Arsenal’s only hope is that this doesn’t get embarrassing.
David Silva
Game over?
Arsenal’s defence is a wet sheet of paper, Manchester City’s forward line is a battering ram.
Breathtaking, lighting, sweeping attacking play by City results in the second goal. David Silva starts it all, into Leroy Sane, who finds Sergio Aguero to lay the ball back to Silva. Clinical finish by the Spaniard.
Wonderful, wonderful stuff by the soon-to-be champions.
GOAL! ARSENAL 0-1 MAN CITY (B Silva 15)
Well just as anticipated Arsenal needed to take their chances, City just gave the Gunners a lesson in goal-scoring. Sane is tight on the touchline before dribbling his way inside, past four Red shirts, and gives it to Bernardo Silva who is given time to open up space on his left and finish very well beyond Cech.