Follow live coverage as Manchester City host Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium in the lunchtime kick-off in the Premier League.
Pep Guardiola’s side ignited their title defence with a 5-0 win over Norwich last weekend, and the Cityzens will hope to pick up three more points against the Gunners, who appear disjointed and vulnerable after being outclassed by Chelsea last weekend.
There was encouragement for Mikel Arteta midweek with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s return to help thrash Championship side West Brom in the Carabao Cup, though the Spaniard remains under pressure given the potential to start the Premier League season with three successive losses and the need to break their duck after Brentford and the Blues shut them out.
City walked away from the chance to sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus, with the Portuguese superstar agreeing to rejoin Manchester United, leaving Guardiola upset at the club’s failure to prize Harry Kane away from Tottenham, while they discovered their Champions League group this season will include Lionel Messi and Paris Saint-Germain.
It should be an entertaining game with Arsenal in desperate need of at least a performance and Guardiola eager to showcase a solution to the club’s inability to sign a striker to replace Sergio Aguero. Follow all the action live below from the Etihad here:
