17 June 2020

LIVE: Premier League returns: Manchester City 3-0 Arsenal - Sterling, De Bruyne and Foden score as Luiz gives away penalty and shown red card

The Premier League is back this evening after three months in hiding due to the coronavirus pandemic.

We will bring you all the key updates of the first match as Sheffield United travel to Aston Villa, before bringing you extensive updates on Manchester City v Arsenal later tonight.

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Manchester City 2-0 Arsenal

64 min: Silva feeds Walker down the right hand side but his low cross is cut out brilliantly by Leno.

If it wasn’t for Arsenal’s German keeper this could be embarrassing by now.

Manchester City 2-0 Arsenal

Is Aubameyang still playing? Feel like he hasn’t touched the ball for about half an hour.

His future has been called into question recently and this match will surely only add fuel to those flames.

Manchester City 2-0 Arsenal

59 min: Jesus smashes a shot from 20 yards out but it’s straight down Leno’s throat.

One way traffic now.

Manchester City 2-0 Arsenal

56 min: The writing looks on the wall for Arsenal now. Tiernay has gone to centre-half as Arteta looks to shore things up but its so difficult for his team now.

There’s nowhere for his midfielders to go and the Gunners are being overrun everywhere they look.

Manchester City 2-0 Arsenal

52 mins: Worth noting that Ederson’s 70-yard ball before Mahrez won the penalty was simply sublime. His distribution is quite incredible.

Manchester City 2-0 Arsenal

GOAL! De Bruyne sends Leno the wrong way to give City a comfortable lead.

Dear oh dear, David Luiz.

Manchester City 1-0 Arsenal

51 mins: PENALTY AND RED CARD! David Luiz is sent straight off after bringing down Riyad Mahrez. Exposed and dismissed as a result.

Penalty to come.

Manchester City 1-0 Arsenal

Sterling’s goal separates the sides at the break. It was an emphatic finish but he really should not have been allowed the chance.

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HALF-TIME: Manchester City 1-0 Arsenal

City deservedly lead at half-time as Luiz puts his head in his hands for yet another costly error. Sterling’s goal separates the two sides after Leno kept the visitors in it for much of the first half.

Arsenal have looked dangerous once or twice on the break through Saka and Nketiah. But Aubameyang has failed to get into the game and Mike Arteta’s side are being thoroughly dominated in the middle of the park.

Manchester City 1-0 Arsenal

GOAL! MANCHESTER CITY 1-0 ARSENAL

Oh dear, David Luiz.

De Bruyne lofts a pass towards Sterling but Luiz is there to comfortably cut it out. Oh wait? What has he done there? Luiz fails to deal with the ball as it bounces off him and into the path of Sterling who makes no mistake by smashing past Leno.

His first goal of 2020 and Luiz is left embarrassed.

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