De Bruyne Shines As Man City Thrash Arsenal

By Daily Sports on June 18, 2020

Arsenal's David Luiz was sent off in a performance riddled with mistakes as Manchester City secured a comfortable victory behind closed doors on the first night of the Premier League's return.

Luiz, who came on as a first-half substitute, failed to clear the ball before Raheem Sterling fired in City's opener just before half-time.

The defender was then sent off after pulling back Riyad Mahrez in the second half to give away a penalty, which Kevin de Bruyne coolly slotted in for City's second.

Substitute Phil Foden netted a third for the defending champions, capitalising on a rebound from Sergio Aguero's strike.

Arsenal were second best throughout as manager Mikel Arteta left Alexandre Lacazette on the bench and Mesut Ozil was kept out of the extended 20-man squad.

There were bursts of energy from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Eddie Nketiah going forward in the first half but it was City who were more dangerous.

De Bruyne, Sterling and David Silva were all denied by Arsenal keeper Bernd Leno, who produced an impressive display, but it seemed inevitable City would move ahead when Luiz's mistake gifted Sterling a chance from close range.

Victory for Pep Guardiola's side means league leaders Liverpool remain six points away from winning the title – writing off any potential celebrations in Sunday's Merseyside derby.

On an evening in which thousands tuned in to watch a new-look Premier League on their TV screens, players from both clubs used their platform to support the Black Lives Matter movement for racial equality.

All players and staff took a knee immediately before kick-off, mirroring the actions of those at Villa Park in the earlier match, and the words 'Black Lives Matter' replaced players' names on the back of their shirts.

After being left out of the starting line-up by Arteta, Luiz was handed his chance when he was brought on in the 23rd minute as Arsenal suffered their second injury of the match.

Pablo Mari, making just his second Premier League start for the club, followed Granit Xhaka, who was taken off on a stretcher early on.

But Luiz, prone to questionable decision-making, only confirmed his manager’s decision to leave him out initially had been for the best.

Failure to clear the ball properly led to Sterling’s opener – the ball bouncing off Luiz’s knee from De Bruyne's pass, landing straight into the path of the City forward.

And Luiz completed a dreadful night four minutes into the second half when he tugged Mahrez’s shirt with no intention to play the ball, giving away a penalty and receiving a red card. (BBC)

•PHOTO: Man City players 

Source Daily Sports

Posted June 18, 2020


 

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