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 0-0 Arsenal

45 min: Mustafi gives away a soft foul for a push on Jesus.

De Bruyne takes it quickly to Walker but Anthony Taylor brings play back and the subsequent set-piece comes to nothing.

Manchester City 0-0 Arsenal

43 min: Saka whips a free-kick in from the left-hand side and it evades everyone, dribbling out of play for a goal kick.

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Manchester City 0-0 Arsenal

Very Black Mirror.

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Manchester City 0-0 Arsenal

40 min: Sterling still has not scored in 2020. He won’t get many simpler chances than that one.

Manchester City 0-0 Arsenal

39 min: BIG CHANCE! It’s that man De Bruyne again who slips the ball through, this time for Sterling.

The Englishman waits for Leno to make a move but the keeper waits and Sterling’s dink sails over the top.

Should have scored.

Manchester City 0-0 Arsenal

37 min: De Bruyne at the heart of everything again as he slides in Mahrez on the right-hand side of the box. The Algerian has time to chip Leno but the keeper stands up again and smothers.

Arsenal becoming reliant on their German shot stopper here.

Manchester City 0-0 Arsenal

Stalemate so far.

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Manchester City 0-0 Arsenal

35 min: CHANCE AGAIN! Silva is slipped into the box and he gets his shot away first time. Again though, Leno gets down smartly to divert the ball to safety.

The champions are beginning to find their feet.

Manchester City 0-0 Arsenal

34 min: CHANCE! Vintage Sterling as he cuts inside Bellerin and whips one towards the far post but Leno is equal to it and strongly pushes the ball away for a corner.

Manchester City 0-0 Arsenal

33 min: Nketiah looks to be escaping Garcia through the middle before being pulled back. No foul says Anthony Taylor.

Think the City centre-back got away with one there.

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