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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FULL-TIME: MANCHESTER CITY 3-0 ARSENAL

City win in comfortable fashion thanks to goals from Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden.

David Luiz was sent off after fouling Riyad Mahrez and giving away the penalty which led to the second goal.

Also worth remembering that City defender Eric Garcia was stretchered off after colliding with keeper Ederson.

Not the best day’s action, but the Premier League is BACK!

Manchester City 3-0 Arsenal

90+10min: We’ve hit 100 minutes! Well, that’s something, isn’t it?

Manchester City 3-0 Arsenal

90+8 min: Arsenal have a corner. They have three minutes to score two…let’s be honest, that isn’t going to happen.

Corner comes in, cleared by the first man.

Manchester City 3-0 Arsenal

90+5 min: City zip up the other end on the break and Aguero should score as he is fed in front of goal, only for the Argentine to slice his shot wide.

This could be seven or eight now.

Manchester City 3-0 Arsenal

90+4 min: This feels exactly like a training game now. No crowd. No tempo. No desire to win from the visitors.

Bernardo Silva shimmies and strikes wide. Could and probably should have been four.

Manchester City 3-0 Arsenal

GOAL! Foden makes it 3-0 as City cut through Arsenal at will.

Aguero slips Sterling and the English forward reciprocates by finding his Argentine teammate with a precise pass. Aguero strikes the face of the post before Foden mops up the rebound to smash home and finish off the job.

Manchester City 2-0 Arsenal

90 min: There will be ELEVEN minutes added time.

Manchester City 2-0 Arsenal

90 min: City are down to 10 as well because they have used all five of their substitutions. We will finish with 10 v 10.

Manchester City 2-0 Arsenal

88 min: Garcia now being stretchered off the pitch. Thoughts with him right now as that looked very nasty.

We will have a substantial amount of added time.

Manchester City 2-0 Arsenal

85 min: The medical team are taking extra care here. They are readying Garcia to put him on a stretcher.

Silence all round here.

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