Colin: What a horrible, attritional match this is!? Totalling lacking in quality from both sides! Sleep inducing!

Nas: So much money in the game today, but the football is so boring to watch. Anybody enjoying this? Oh for the days of Ginola, Pires, Duff and many more. Money and robotic tactics have killed the game.

It is a scenario that definitely won't happen as Mateo Kovacic is taken off now along with Rico Lewis and Julian Alvarez.

John Stones is on, as is Jérémy Doku and Matheus Nunes.

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Mateo Kovacic has been keeping himself out of trouble so far in this half. He carries the ball down the left as Manchester City get back to controlling possession again.

It feels like it is going to take a moment of quality - or a big mistake - for these two to be separated.

Peter Schmeichel
Former Manchester United and Manchester City goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

You have the two blocks of four, for both teams. And all they do when they are attacking the blocks is pass it around.

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Mark: If these two are the best teams in the league, the Premier league is not as good as everyone thinks it is!! Very poor game!!

Dave: The great Man City looking decidedly average here, and so far so lucky for them. Come on Arsenal!

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at Emirates Stadium

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has spent a lot of this match with his hands on his hips and shaking his head in frustation as they struggle to break down Arsenal and he is at it again now.

Lots of endeavour in this one but not the quality we would expect.

Some good build up play by Arsenal ends with Gabriel Jesus sneaking past Phil Foden on the right but his cross can't beat Nathan Ake.

Arsenal have a corner, which ends with Oleksandr Zinchenko thumping an effort high, high over the bar as the ball is half cleared.

John Murray
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live

He's not scored in his last two appearances, which of course is a major drought for Erling Haaland!

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Manchester City come forward again as Phil Foden rolls the ball into Julian Alvarez's path but his shot is blocked.

A good spell for the visitors at the moment after a strong start to the second half by Arsenal.

Cracking run through the middle by Rico Lewis. He is fouled, the whistle blows for a free kick, but Lewis gets up anyway and drives a shot into the back of the net. It won't count, though, with the whistle having already gone and Arsenal players having stopped in readiness for the set piece.

Peter Schmeichel
Former Manchester United and Manchester City goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

Again, Pep wants four centre-halves to play the back four. That's his new thing and it's interesting.

So Zinchenko came here and he is playing really well, and Jesus came too.

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Eddie Nketiah is picked out inside the box by a lofted pass. Ruben Dias defends well to prevent the Arsenal forward turning in on goal.

Gabriel Martinelli has definitely added a bit of energy to the Arsenal attack since coming on. He makes a run into the box and Gabriel Jesus tries to pick him out, but there's too much on his pass and it goes out for a goal kick.

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Eddie Nketiah wins Arsenal a corner as his cross deflects behind. The delivery into the box is cleared as far as Martin Odegaard, who smashes over.

The hosts keep up the attack and Gabriel Martinelli has sight of goal on the left but his shot is too close to Ederson.

Good start to this second half by Arsenal.

Peter Schmeichel
Former Manchester United and Manchester City goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

That was a replay of what happened in the first half. He is taking some chances, Raya.

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David Raya just clears the ball away in time as Julian Alvarez puts the Arsenal goalkeeper under some early pressure at the start of this second half.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola decides to leave Mateo Kovacic on the pitch for now as the midfielder emerges for the second half.

Arsenal, however, do make a change as Leandro Trossard is replaced by Gabriel Martinelli.

We're back under way.