Summary

  • De Bruyne scores classy double as Man City ease past Arsenal

  • Sterling caps sweeping City move with close-range finish

  • City reduce gap on leaders Liverpool to 14 points

  • Result: Man Utd 1-1 Everton - Greenwood levels after Lindelof OG

  • Caretaker Everton boss Ferguson earns battling point

  • Result: Wolves 1-2 Tottenham - Vertonghen gives Spurs late victory

  • Spurs move three points behind top four

  1. 'What a fantastic goal'published at 16:33 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2019

    Arsenal 0-1 Manchester city

    Chris Sutton
    Former England striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

    What a finish that is. The ball is bouncing towards him but with his side foot he hits it into the net. No chance for the goalkeeper. What a fantastic goal. He knows exactly where he wants to put it. It's one thing knowing what you want to do and it's another doing it. So controlled.

  2. goal

    GOAL - Arsenal 0-1 Manchester Citypublished at 16:31 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2019

    Kevin de Bruyne (2 mins)

    Some start!

    Fernandinho was toasted at the back but shows his quality at the other end, running it out form the back and playing a dream of a through ball into the run of Gabriel Jesus. Jesus spins away from his man on the left of the area and cuts it back, right across goal and Kevin de Bruyne, edge of the box, just sidefoots a beauty of a strike into the roof of the net.

    Pure technique.

  3. GREAT SAVE!published at 16:31 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2019

    Arsenal 0-0 Manchester City

    Arsenal youngster Gabriel Martinelli forces a good save from Ederson inside the first 30 seconds! He cruised past Fernandinho there.

  4. KICK-OFFpublished at 16:30 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2019

    Arsenal 0-0 Manchester City

    And we're off!

  5. Arteta in the spotlightpublished at 16:25 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2019

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer at Emirates Stadium

    Plenty of cameras focused on Mikel Arteta as he watched Manchester City's players go through their warm-up - the former Arsenal midfielder is a strong candidate to take over as manager in succession to sacked Unai Emery.

  6. 'Three incredible points'published at 16:25 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2019

    Wolves 1-2 Spurs

    Tottenham Hotspur

    Jose MourinhoImage source, Getty Images

    Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho spent about half his TV interviews praising Wolves.

    "I’m very proud [to end Wolves’ 11-game unbeaten run in the league]. Nuno has to be very proud of Wolves’ record," he told BBC Sport.

    "They are a very difficult opponent. I said that in press conference on Friday that they are tactically, technically, mentally very strong.

    "We knew the game was going to be difficult. They didn’t catch us by surprise. We had a very good start like we tried to. We almost scored a second goal but against Wolves that would not have killed the game. They are very strong. They use the sides, then the centre, very difficult in transition. Adama Traore and Diogo Jota are incredibly fast and difficult to stop.

    "We coped with their spirit. At 1-1 they tried, Wolves are not a team satisfied with a point. We knew if we arrive in the last part we knew we could score. After that we had to close the door for the last five mins, three incredible points."

  7. Postpublished at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2019

    Progress at the wheel?

  8. Ole one point fewer than Josepublished at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2019

    Man Utd 1-1 Everton

    Simon Stone
    BBC Sport at Old Trafford

    Manchester United's failure to beat Everton this afternoon leaves them on 25 points after 17 games.

    That is one point fewer than United had achieved at the same stage last season, when Jose Mourinho was sacked.

  9. 'Hard for me to leave Greenwood out'published at 16:22 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2019

    Man Utd 1-1 Everton

    Mason GreenwoodImage source, Getty Images

    Man Utd manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, speaking to Sky Sports: "We're disappointed we didn't get three points. We didn't have the ideas to win it towards the end. We kept them on the back foot and if any team was going to win it it was us.

    "We came back after the disappointment at half time. You shouldn't concede goals like this at set plays. But it's a foul. There's no point me complaining but his arms are over David's shoulders as he was going to punch it.

    "Mason Greenwood is different class in and around the box. You're not surprised when he scores goals. It's fitting that it should be an academy player that scores in the 4,000th match [in a row in which Utd have fielded an academy product] and it makes it hard for me to leave him out.

    "We've always had the DNA, with added players from other top clubs, and that will always be the philosophy here.

    "We're disappointed today but we have a quarter-final in the Carabao Cup to come on Wednesday and I have a big strong squad to choose from."

  10. 'We trust Foden'published at 16:20 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2019

    Arsenal v Man City (16:30 GMT)

    Manchester City

    Phil FodenImage source, Getty Images

    Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola speaking to BBC Five Live: "We are delighted with Phil Foden so far this season. He is going to play incredible games in the future as well. I am happy for him, he deserves the start.

    "The way he trains and the way he is as a person, he is mature. He has players who help him in training sessions. We trust him. When he does not play it is usually for a reason. I think he is special and every season he plays more minutes. Soon he will be regular, that's what I think."

  11. Postpublished at 16:19 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2019

    Gunnersaurus in Christmas hat claxon.

  12. 'Their goal was a clear foul'published at 16:16 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2019

    Manchester United 1-1 Everton

    Manchester United

    Manchester Untied defender Harry Maguire, speaking to Sky Sportts: "We deserved more. Dominated the game, really. We conceded a goal that was a clear foul. We were disappointed to concede that sort of goal but we bounced back in the second half."

    On the Everton goal: "It was a clear foul. People will say David de Gea has to be stronger but it is a clear foul. He jumps in on him and David was impeded."

    On Mason Greenwood: "He is a goalscorer. He is going to score a lot of goals for this club. He is a great player.

    "I think you can see the improvements we are making. We looked more clinical today and are scoring goals now."

  13. Double actpublished at 16:16 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2019

    Wolves 1-2 Tottenham

    Adama TraoreImage source, Getty Images
    Image caption,

    Woooosshhhhhh

    No two players have combined for more Premier League goals this season than Wolves duo Adama Traoré and Raúl Jiménez (5 – level with Teemu Pukki and Todd Cantwell).

  14. Postpublished at 16:14 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2019

    That's cleared that one up...

  15. 'Kean sub nothing personal'published at 16:14 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2019

    Manchester United 1-1 Everton

    Everton

    Everton interim boss Duncan Ferguson, speaking to Sky Sports: "I am delighted at the moment. We have got a point. Of course we were winning but I cannot complain. They came on strong in the second half but I thought we looked good on the counter attack. The boys were absolutely amazing.

    "We beat a top team in Chelsea and now we've come to Old Trafford and got a draw."

    On substituting Moise Kean just 18 minutes after the striker had come on: "It was not because of his performance. I just needed to make a substitution to kill a bit of time. I have a lot of strikers on the bench, it was nothing against him personally."

  16. 'Duncan Ferguson has been top'published at 16:14 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2019

    Manchester United 1-1 Everton

    Everton

    Duncan FergusonImage source, Getty Images

    Everton's Dominic Calvert-Lewin, speaking to Sky Sports: "It is unbelievable. You see the passion (Duncan Ferguson) has for the club and how much the fans love him and it rubs off on the players. If you can't win it, don't lose it and I think that was the main message today.

    "For me I think he has done a great job. He has given me all the backing in the world. I think he has been top. We are enjoying our football under Duncan. It is not our hands but he has started his Everton tenure quite well."

    On his part in the Everton goal: "I didn't know much about it. I contested with De Gea and turned around and it was in the back of the net. That is what I am about - being aggressive and tough for defenders."

  17. 'We dominated Spurs'published at 16:12 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2019

    Wolves 1-2 Spurs

    Wolves

    Conor CoadyImage source, Getty Images

    Wolves captain Conor Coady: "I'm distraught. I thought we were fantastic. We nullified them. We’ve got to manage the game better. We dominated them from start to finish. We have to pick ourselves up.

    "We’ve improved again today. We shouldn’t have conceded the last one. We dominated a top team like Tottenham.

    "He [Adama Traore] is outstanding, he has been all season. He's a fantastic footballer and a brilliant person."

  18. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 16:11 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2019

    #bbcfootball or text 81111 (UK only)

    Lucky Mourinho? This guy gets lucky a lot. He has changed the style of play. Spurs no longer try to dominate the midfield the way they did under Pochettino. They no longer build patiently from the back. Very similar to Inter under Jose

    Anon

    Absolute master class in patience from Spurs and Mourinho absorb all the pressure, snatch it at the death.

    Ben

  19. Postpublished at 16:10 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2019

    Foden has been handed his first league start of the season this afternoon.

  20. 'Foden is a great asset'published at 16:10 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2019

    Arsenal v Manchester City (16:30 GMT)

    Chris Sutton
    Former England striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Phil Foden deserves this opportunity. He's a natural talent and a great asset to Manchester City. He will want to impress and have a big game this afternoon. I expect Manchester City to dominate.