Man-City defeat Arsenal at the Emirates, as Emery loses first league game

Defending champions, Manchester City picked up from where they stopped last season as they whip Arsenal 2-0 at Emirate.



The defeat means Arsenal’s new Manager, Unai Emery has lost his first premier league and competitive game in charge of Arsenal.

Raheem Sterling put City ahead in the 14th minute when he got the ball on the corner of the box, cut beyond two players and rifled home from 20 yards.

Riyad Mahrez went close to scoring on his league debut for City when his free-kick was saved by Petr Cech, who denied Aymeric Laporte from the follow-up.

It was always going to be a tough first game for Unai Emery at Arsenal and they had few clear-cut chances – with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and substitute Alexandre Lacazette shooting wide from outside the box.

BBC reports that City were brilliant in parts – and controlled in others – and killed off the game when Benjamin Mendy, who assisted both goals, pulled the ball back for Bernardo Silva to blast in a second.