Manchester City v Arsenal in pictures

Prior to the match there was a minute's applause for Malcolm Allison who, alongside Joe Mercer, led Manchester City through their most glorious days - winning the league title, the FA Cup, League Cup, and Cup Winners' Cup between 1968 and 1970. How City fans would love to repeat some of those successes this year ... Photograph: Tom Jenkins

In the opening minute of the match, Lukasz Fabianski makes a fine, plunging save to deny David Silva Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Three minutes later, Dedryck Boyata is dismissed for fouling Marouane Chamakh when he was the last defender. Boyata can hardly complain Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Inevitably, Arsenal are able to cut through their opponents and, in the 20th minute, they score the first goal. Samir Nasri slots the ball beyond the onrushing Joe Hart after a neat interchange with Andrey Arshavin Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Micah Richards takes a swing at goal for City Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Carlos Tevez also has a stab at reducing the deficit Photograph: Tom Jenkins

It's been a game of wild challenges and this one is no exception - Yaya Toure is hacked to the floor by an over-zealous tackle from Alex Song Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Speaking of bad challenges, Vincent Kompany's reckless body-check on Cesc Fàbregas results in the Spaniard winning a penalty. Fortunately for Kompany, Hart dives the right way to save it Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Will Arsène's Wenger's side will come to rue that miss? Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Kompany is outnumbered and outjumped by Chamakh and Johan Djourou at a corner Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Tevez doesn't look like he's having much fun out there this afternoon. Though City are doing remarkably well to stifle their opponents Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Nasri battles with Jérôme Boateng Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Roberto Mancini throws on the former Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor early in the second half Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Fábregas twists between Wayne Bridge and Nigel De Jong Photograph: Tom Jenkins

It takes until the 66th minute for Arsenal to score a second goal. Song gets his name on the scoresheet by poking the ball into the top corner Photograph: Tom Jenkins

The Cameroonian is then smothered by his team-mates Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Nasri controls a high ball Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Fábregas ghosts past De Jong Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Unsurprisingly, after playing almost the entire match with ten-men, Kompany and his team-mates are looking knackered Photograph: Tom Jenkins

The closest City come to a goal is when Adebayor's effort is turned wide by Gaël Clichy Photograph: Tom Jenkins

At the other end, Arsenal substitute Nicklas Bendtner adds a third goal two minutes from time to round off a crushing win Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Hart lies dejected on the turf as he contemplates Man City's first home defeat of the Premier League season Photograph: Tom Jenkins