well the weather has certainly cooperated beautiful conditions here at the etihad stadium
i'm derek ray with me for commentary is lee dixon and it's all about action from the premier league
in this case it is manchester city versus arsenal yeah thanks derrick should be a good game this one
i always wanted to start the game on the front foot fast play force the opposition to respond
hopefully we get that from the start of this match number 26 one of the complete midfield players
in the modern game lee what do you expect we'll see from him in this match well he's
got amazing finishing ability and when a player's got that it means you have to go that extra yard
tighter and when you do that you leave space behind you so it puts the defender in two minds
okay
and here's the manchester city lineup edison stands between the posts
yukai gundu on plays alongside kevin de bruyne
in the center of the park and the centerpiece of the attack today is harry kane
and this is the arsenal starting eleven bentley no
gets the nord in goal thomas party starts with granit xhaka
in the center of the pitch and the main threat in attack today should be pierre-emerick aubameyang
and the game begins ruben diaz
here's greelish alexander zinchenko
walker i must say this looks promising
harry kane waits disappointing cross and gobbled up by the keeper
walker and it's through ben diaz
alexander zinchenko
beautifully weighted ball he might be able to make it through
let's come off the keeper well able to survive that attacking push
aubameyang arsenal's free kick here
they've got it now what can they do
granite jacker really a very poor ball
have they given him too much space de bruyne
not messing around with that clearance mares
and grealish can they get in behind them he's played us over to the near post and nothing
positive comes of it unfortunately and plenty of skirt to be creative in that wide position
spot on with that tackle
and manchester city moving the ball with purpose
excellent ball over the top
must take the lead here tenacious tackling excellent defending there given away by city
lost possession
at least for now
and the flag has gone up offside thomas
and arsenal unable to retain possession
well city controlling the lion's share of possession but that doesn't lead to goals
necessarily they haven't created enough too slow up front midfield very average
the coach he's not happy at all he wants more from this team
and cleared away a corner kick it'll be put in by the brainerd not to be this time
the possession game just not working properly today
and a goal one nil it is they've been crushing for the opener and now they have it
well this is definitely worth another look superb interplay
so slick and the thunderous strike to beat the keeper hands down is absolutely brilliant
arsenal restart the game then and they have work to do as they try to wipe out that last goal
arsenal have given us away
well they've jumped in front lee that's the most important thing your assessment so far
well it's all going well for city just it's tight control the ball is key when a game is like this
they have the players to do it for sure though but they'll be the happier the two teams at halftime
chance to cross
that's a routine take so the whistle then we're at the halfway stage in this match
so the ball is rolling again arsenal trailing going into the second half
will they come up with the right response
given away by ilkai gundogan
bukai went in strongly decisively
and now stones are certainly allowing their opponents to come on to them
alexander zinchenko city move it forward with purpose
and space for the cross kane unable to get a body in the way rodri now gundogan
kane crying about his defensive business with a minimum of fuss but he took care of it defensively
and we're inside the final 30 minutes
harry kane slips it through and a goal to increase their advantage it's a two-goal lead now
well let's look at this again we've all hit these in training first time bang in the back of the net
look at the calmness of it technique brilliant and the girl again albeit from a different angle
well a second goal for them here
city certainly having the lion's share of possession and all of their team are enjoying
this performance that's why they're winning and that's why they're one of the best teams
well we had a decent reading of that ball in now a potentially dangerous position for
walker it's opening up for them another successful intervention running the ball back
an example of how to press
it's with danny ceballos
well they keep the ball moving david luiz
savayos now aubameyang
he takes aim well body and there it is a goal to reduce the arrears and give
them hope that they can turn this round well here's the replay it's a really good
passing move in the build-up and the finish is superb sharp clinical it's a lovely goal
slightly different vantage point in terms of the goal that was scored
so there we have it 2-1
well just listen to these city fans the crowd very much behind the team right now it's been a
tough game not long to go before they see this out just not looking confident in possession
they are making headway but really they need a goal with time not on their side possession one
aubameyang and a fine stop
and it's a case of just five minutes left well far from the ideal pass thomas bukay osaka
tremendously strong in the tackle
well the referee has instructed the fourth official to put two minutes on the board
oh lovely weighted ball they might be in
he was certainly in the chance was there but credit has to go to the defender league
well part of a defender's job is to put players off doing their job and that's exactly what they
do there it's a decent effort in the end but under pressure well there's the final
whistle and manchester city have come out on top in this game lee you're verdict just
nudging ahead when they did has won it for him in the end really tight affair that was
kevin de bruyne incisive and influential lee how would you sum up what you saw from the belgian
well that was a really really good performance from the lad and a goal to boo
really delighted with that goal i'm sure he is