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Saturday 13 September 2014

LIVE: Arsenal 1-1 Manchester City - Aguero Draws First Blood While Wilshere Levels For Arsenal In the 66th Minute[Photos]

Arsenal LIVECity vs Arsenal66mins: City have woken up again
The goal has really opened the match up once more.
City are willing to attack with pace and purpose, with Navas and Aguero both having shots at goal.
Debuchy then drags a right-footed shot wide at the other end .
Arsenal's manager Arsene Wenger reacts the match with Man City

14:07
Sportsmail's Matt Barlow thinks Wilshere deserves his goal
Wilshere deserves that goal.
He has been the Arsenal player offering the drive and hunger to change the result.

14:05
GOAL! Wilshere (63 mins): Arsenal 1-1 Manchester City
What a goal this is!
Welbeck tracks Kompany and tackles the City captain.
A few nice touches between Wilshere and Ramsey before the England midfielder breaks into the box.
He ghosts past the City defence and flicks the ball in at the near post.
What a fantastic goal.

14:04
61mins: Monreal is booked for bringing down Aguero
Arsenal's Laurent Koscielny (left) jumps for the ball from Manchester City's Sergio Aguero

14:01
58mins: Clichy goes close to scoring!
Gael Clichy may not have scored for City yet but he was extremely close to doing so.
Ozil just stops tracking the left back and Clichy wins the foot-race with Szszesny.
He flicks it over the keeper but it just trickles past the post and Koscielny collects it.

14:00
57mins: Finalb all is letting Arsenal down right now
Welbeck runs out with left, Ramsey goes right and Sanchez is attacking down the centre.
Sanchez just needs to find one of them and Arsenal are in, but he is stifled by Kompany.
Just not happening for Arsenal right now.

13:57
55mins: Navas again causing problems
Jesus Navas keeps finding himself in acres of space behind Nacho Monreal.
Two dangerous crosses are just about cleared, but Aguero eventually gets the ball.
He lashes at one and it sails over the bar, but another warning for Arsenal.

13:56
53mins: Aguero still controlling the game
Every time Aguero gets the ball he causes problems for Arsenal.
The holds it up well and flicks it back to Navas who is fouled by Koscielny.
Man City will be quite happy with the pace of the game at the moment.

13:52
50mins: Fernandinho goes into the book
Three yellow cards for Man City now.
Fernandinho with a bit of a cynical hack on Wilshere to stop him breaking clear.
Danny Welbeck of Arsenal has had a frustrating afternoon so far (AFP/Getty image)

13:50
48mins: Arsenal start the second half brightly
Welbeck have already had two chances in this second half.
First, Welbeck tests Hart but the ball is saved and cleared.
Then Sanchez gets in behind the City defence and his the ball across the box but Zabaleta makes a wonderful interception ahead of Welbeck.

13:48
Sportsmail's Rob Draper believes it is a shame that Lampard was withdrawn early
Shame for Frank Lampard that he played that half.
Looked well off the pace and being substituted at half time is always humiliating for a player.

13:47
SECOND HALF: City get us underway, and Nasri is on for Lampard
Lampard was not happy with his booking in the first half but he has been replaced by Samir Nasri, who has received a fair amount of abuse from Arsenal fans.
City get the second half underway.
Frank Lampard of Manchester City gives the officials a thumbs-up at half time (image: BPI)
Samir Nasri of Manchester City gets a hostile reception from Arsenal fans (image: BPI)

13:41
Will Welbeck be made to rue his miss?
Danny Welbeck was unlucky with his chance but he should have scored.
It was an audacious attempt at a finish with the neat chip but, at the end of the day, he was one-on-one and should have scored.
Aguero did, and that's why Arsenal find themselves behind.

13:40
Aguero shows the value of a clinical finisher
Sergio Aguero is just phenomenal in front of goal.
He gets one sight of the net and he makes no mistake and City find themselves ahead, despite struggling for a large part of the first half.

13:37
Sportsmail's Rob Draper bemoans Arsenal's old failings
Really good half of football to welcome back the Premier League.
Arsenal looked to have City wobbling – and then all the old failing returned.
Manchester City's Sergio Aguero celebrates after scoring

13:36
Here are some of the best images from an enthralling first half
(Image: BPI)






13:31
HALF-TIME: Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City
Sergio Aguero's strike separates the sides at the break.
It's been an enthralling first 45 though.

13:29
44mins: City will be happy with how things are going right now
They are giving away a lot of free-kicks, with another one on the right-hand side of the pitch now, but Arsenal are not punishing them from these set pieces.
Since Aguero's goal, City have been streetwise and will be extremely happy with the way the match is going.

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