Arsenal have been the better side so far but they need to capitalise. The crowd are sensing it too and trying to urge them on.

Alexandre Lacazette answers with a shot from the edge of the box but it's blocked.

City can't get out of their half!

Another cross is cleared but it's back to Bukayo Saka, whose cut-back is poked away.

Eventually Nathan Ake has a throw-in on the left for City.

Kieran Tierney whips it in, Alexandre Lacazette is ready to pounce but Ruben Dias clears with an acrobatic overhead.

Bernardo Silva is then back to clear Martin Odegaard's chip.

Apparently the late-drafted fourth official won't get there until 1pm. Kevin Friend is switching back to that role in the second half too.

It's all very dramatic.

Gabriel Martinelli comes sliding in late on Bernardo Silva, who skips past two players on the right to clear the ball for City.

One of the officials needs his mic fitting properly again. It's not been a smooth afternoon for them so far!

I tell you what, this is good from Arsenal.

Ben White chips it over to Takehiro Tomiyasu. He drills it first-time into the box and Nathan Ake does well to head it out for a corner.

Mikel Arteta will be falling off his sofa at this. It's been good!

Oooft. Not too far away. Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus battle inside the box to keep possession.

It's poked to Kevin de Bruyne and he hits it first time, aiming to curl it into the top right corner. There's just too much on it.

The corner is headed away by Aymeric Laporte. It's lifted back in by Thomas Partey but it's too heavy for Gabriel Martinelli.

Another decent chance for Arsenal.

Gabriel Martinelli races away on the left, cuts into the box and forces a smart save from Ederson at his near post. Corner...

Takehiro Tomiyasu slides in to try and beat Kevin de Bruyne to it on the left but the City midfielder gets there first and wins a corner.

It's played short to KDB again but his cross is cleared. Then Raheem Sterling curls it in and it's headed wide by Ruben Dias! He should score!

Bukayo Saka swings the corner in but the flick-on at the near post isn't clean.

It falls to Martin Odegaard but he curls it over to Saka, who lets it run out for a throw-in because he knows he's offside.

They have stayed with the referee's decision for a corner.

Huge penalty appeals as Martin Odegaard is through in the box. He is a few yards out and is caught by Ederson, who tries to poke it out for a corner.

Odegaard goes down, the crowd are on their feet. Did Ederson get the ball first? It's gone to VAR...

Charlie Adam
Former Liverpool midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

When you've got talent like Jack Grealish and Fernandinho to come on, it makes Manchester City stronger than everybody else. Earlier in the season, they missed De Bruyne, but they could afford to bring in Grealish. It is about squad rotation, but the biggest thing isn't keeping the starting XI happy, it is the other 13, 14 players. City play lots of games and everyone will get an opportunity. When you are at a big club, you are expected to have a good squad, but they've recruited very well over the years.

Arsenal have started well. They have a nice shape about them and this was another decent move.

Raheem Sterling loses it on the edge of the Arsenal box, the hosts break down the right and Bukayo Saka's cut-back is hastly cleared in the area by City.

Joao Cancelo tries to link-up with Bernardo Silva on the right for City but it's well defended by Gabriel.

He gets a round of applause from the home fans.

Alexandre Lacazette makes a dangerous run in behind and there was definitely space.

Ederson does well to come off his line quickly because Lacazette would have been in.

It's an inswinger from Kevin de Bruyne and Gabriel Jesus nods it wide after team-mate Aymeric Laporte seemed to get in his way!

That was a chance...

Raheem Sterling has scored in each of his last three away league games against Arsenal.

The only player to score in four consecutive Premier League away appearances against Arsenal is Nicolas Anelka, who did so between 2002 and 2009.

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City get it down for the first time in the middle with Bernardo Silva. It's thread through to Raheem Sterling but Gabriel reacts well to concede a corner.