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A bit of discourse at the end of the first-half as Silva throws the ball at Trossard before he returns the favour and the City captain throws himself to the floor.

Gabriel gets involved for no reason whatsoever and the ref ends up getting shouted at by both sides for a minute before deciding to just get on with the game.

The half-time whistle blows and as the players head down the tunnel, the Brazil defender is STILL pleading his case. Really not worth it.

Madueke has woken up and tries to beat Donnarumma at the near-post but the keeper denies him.

The Italian is yet to concede since joining City from PSG.

Nice feet from Madueke whose able to whip a teasing cross in from the right.

Donnarumma punches clear but only as far as Calafiori on the edge of the box. The defender doesn’t get his shot right and it’s high over the bar.

Four minutes added on for the first-half.

Better from Arsenal as they work it down the left and Madueke’s shot is deflected for a corner.

From the set-piece, Donnarumma doesn’t punch the ball cleanly but Saliba’s follow up header is over the bar.

A wasted chance for City as a long ball is knocked on for Doku.

He should cross it early for Haaland or Reijnders but decides to dribble past the entire Arsenal defence before passing to a teammate who scoops his shot into the crowd.

First yellow card of the game goes to Silva.

After a tussle with Gabriel, the City skipper decides to slide in and leave a mark on the defender. Stupid foul really.

Arsenal fans want a penalty as Gabriel takes a tumble in the box under pressure from Haaland. Not a chance.

Rice then whips in a good cross for Madueke but his header is all wrong.

Half an hour in and you can’t say this has been thriller. Just the one shot on target so far.

The atmosphere in the stadium has dropped with the home fans very frustrated already.

Starting to get a little heated here as Timber fouls Reijnders from behind but the ref is unmoved.

Probably should have been a free-kick but Arsenal fans aren’t happy as the midfielder rolls around in pain.

Could be two, maybe should be two!

Haaland catches Merino out on the edge of the box and lays the ball off. Reijnders takes a shot but it’s very easily saved by Raya.

Arsenal don’t look themselves at the moment.

That opener has stunned Arsenal and now it’s City who are in control.

they’ve just kicked the ball out of play however as Khusanov has gone down after being trodden on by Gabriel.

It’s been all Arsenal so far but with one swift attack, City score!

Haaland starts the move and the visitors flood forward with Arsenal completely caught out. They have a two-on-two and Reijnders plays the perfect pass to the striker who slots past Raya!

Arsenal have looked to attack down the left early on but Khusanov is alert, seeing off Calafiori and Trossard with ease.

A very energetic start from both teams.

North London Forever rings out and we are underway at the Emirates!

Stuart Attwell is the referee, with Jarred Gillett on VAR duty.

The teams walk out onto the pitch to a raucous Emirates.

This fixture ended 5-1 to the Gunners last season. Let’s hope today is another cracker.

The 2pm kick-offs have finished with Bournemouth vs Newcastle ending goalless.

Aston Villa finally scored their first league goal of the season but were held to 1-1 draw by 10-man Sunderland.

Meanwhile, Mikel Arteta has explained his team selection: ‘Martin Odegaard was not enough fit enough but thankfully we have got Bukayo Saka and Ben White back.

‘We have a strong bench to make decisions in the context of the match. We go for it.

‘I think Trossard fits. He has made an impact every time on the pitch. He is a threat and great to have him.’

As mentioned, this match has been billed as an early title-decider, though neither team will be able to overtake Liverpool at the top of the table after their 100 per cent start to the season continued with a Merseyside derby win yesterday.

But just four games into the season, former Liverpool star Didi Hamann doesn’t think City are in the title race.

‘I expect Arsenal to be the main contender (to Liverpool). However, I wouldn’t be surprised if Chelsea turned it into a three-horse race.

‘They are a dangerous side, capable of winning six, seven, or eight games in a row. I don’t believe Manchester City can do that, but Arsenal, Liverpool, and Chelsea are the only teams I think are capable of such a run.’

There was a lot of hype when Eberechi Eze rejoined his boyhood club last month but the £60million man hasn’t hit the ground running.

He was decent on his full debut last week, providing an assist in the 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest but struggled in his first Champions League outing at Athletic Club.

The attacking midfielder would have hoped to start this massive game but has been benched with Leandro Trossard taking his place on the left-flank.

Mikel Merino has also been preferred in the middle, with Arsenal’s midfield looking a little short of creativity…

Despite a tight turnaround from Thursday, Man City are unchanged from the side that beat Napoli in the Champions League.

There were concerns over the fitness of reigning Ballon d’Or winner – won’t be able to say that for much longer – Rodri, but he starts today.

Ahead of the clash, Pep Guardiola said Arsenal are ‘the most solid team’ in Europe.

A geunine compliment or mind games? Or both?