Man City 5-0 Arsenal: Ferran Torres nets brace, Gundogan, Rodri, Jesus fire, Gunners humiliated by Citizens & at the bottom of the table.
2021/2022 Premier League
5-0
Match Report
Mikel Arteta has been under immense pressure after losing the opening two Premier League matches of the season against Brentford and Chelsea and the performance in Manchester will have done little to appease his detractors.
While nobody was really surprised by the result, Arsenal's defence capitulated after just eight minutes, allowing the Sky Blues to score with their first move into the opposing penalty area as Ilkay Gundogan outjumped Rob Holding at the back post.
A poorly defended freekick followed just five minutes later, with Cedric Soares merely nudging the ball into the path of an unmarked Ferran Torres, who dutifully placed the ball into the back of the net.
Arsenal had barely been close to their opponents throughout the first half and it went from bad to worse, as Granit Xhaka was shown a straight red card for a two-footed lunge in a nothing area of the pitch.
Jack Grealish then set up Gabriel Jesus just before half time to already put the result beyond doubt.
The second half was much more of a procession, with the hosts only adding two goals through Rodri and Torres, before Pep Guardiola began to withdraw his starters.
The result leaves Arsenal rock-bottom in the Premier League table, having failed to score a single goal yet this season. Arteta has to now be facing serious questions over his job security.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
6' GOAL! Man City 1-0 Arsenal (Gundogan)
10' Gundogan's header denied
11' GOAL! Man City 2-0 Arsenal (Ferran Torres)
20' Ederson makes a mistake
23' Yellow Card! Cedric booked
27' Yellow Card! Kolasinac booked
31' Tierney goes down in the box but ref says no penalty!
34' Red Card! Xhaka sent off
42' GOAL! Man City 3-0 Arsenal (Jesus)
50' CHANCE! Bernardo's shot denied
52' GOAL! Man City 4-0 Arsenal (Rodri)
56' Zinchenko's long shot blocked
66' Yellow Card! Rodri booked
76' Laporte's shot over the bar
79' Sterling misses a good chacne
Line-ups
Man City XI: Walker, Gundogan, Cancelo, Laporte, Ederson, Grealish, Ruben Dias, Bernardo, Jesus, Rodri, Ferran Torres
Subs: Fernandinho, Mahrez, Sterling, Ake, Stones, Zinchenko, Z. Steffen, C. Palmer, Doyle
Arsenal XI: Aubameyang, Leno, Xhaka, Cedric, Kolasinac, Chambers, Tierney, Martin Odegaard, Holding, Smith Rowe, Saka
Subs: Lacazette, M.Elneny, Mari, Maitland-Niles, Ramsdale, A. Lokonga, Martinelli, Nuno Tavares, A. Okonkwo