Arsenal began a nightmare run of fixtures with 1-0 defeat to Manchester City today.
Mikel Arteta's Gunners won three out of four in the Premier League but now face a testing run, with the start of their Europa League campaign sandwiched between games against City, Leicester and Manchester United.
Both sides had chances in a tight first half, but Raheem Sterling's goal separated the sides at the interval - and that proved to be the winner as Pep Guardiola saw off former protege Arteta.
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Team news
Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Ake, Joao Cancelo, Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Foden, Mahrez, Aguero, Sterling
Subs: Stones, Gundogan, Steffen, Torres, Fernandinho, Delap, Garcia
Arsenal XI: Leno, Bellerin, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney, Ceballos, Xhaka, Saka, Willian, Pepe, Aubameyang
Subs: Thomas Partey, Lacazette, Runarsson, Maitland-Niles, Luiz, Elneny, Nketiah
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Arsenal have not beaten Man City in the league since 2015, though they have come out on top in two FA Cup semi-finals in the same period.
In all, the clubs have met on 201 occasions, with Arsenal winning 98, City 58 and the other 45 ending in draws.
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