08/28/2021 11:28 AM
Clarín.com
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Updated 08/28/2021 11:28 AM
Manchester City, led by the Spanish Josep Guardiola, thrashed Arsenal at home
5-0
in a match that was defined in the first 11 minutes of play and in which the winner dominated at will, at the beginning of the third date of the English Premier Soccer League.
The match took place at the Etihad Stadium in the city of Manchester, in front of 52,600 spectators, and the goals were the work of the German Ilkay Gundogan at 7 minutes, the Spanish Ferran Torres at 11m.
and 83m, the Brazilian Gabriel Jesús at 42m, and the Spanish Rodri at 52m.
The City, with a more played match and
that had also beaten Norwich by 5 to 0
, is in the top positions after the defeat in the debut against Tottenham Hotspur.
Mikel Arteta and Josep Guardiola, coaches of Arsenal and Manchester City.
(AP Photo / Rui Vieira)
There were no equivalences in Manchester, City without starting Raheem Sterling (he entered the second half) and with casualties such as Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne, both injured, at 11 minutes they won 2 to 0, with a header by Gundogan and a touch of Torres after a cross center.
The rest was a display of superiority.
To make matters worse, Arsenal, led by the Spanish Mikel Arteta and who lost the three matches he played without scoring a goal, suffered the expulsion of the Swiss
Granit Xhaka
at 37 minutes, therefore the 5-0 was quite benevolent for the London team .
The rest of the date
Saturday:
Aston Villa-Brentford;
Brighton-Everton;
Newcastle-Southampton;
Norwich-Leicester City and West Ham United-Crystal Palace and Liverpool-Chelsea.
Sunday:
Burnley-Leeds United and Tottenham Hotspur-Watford, at 10;
Wolverhampton-Manchester United, from 12.30.
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