Ilkay Gündogan cheers / Image: Action Images via Reuters
English football champions Manchester City outclassed Arsenal in the third round of the Premier League. The team of coach Pep Guardiola prevailed on Saturday with 5: 0 (3: 0) against the team of Guardiola's former assistant Mikel Arteta. Arsenal coach Arteta is under pressure after the worst start to the season since 1954/55 with zero points and zero goals in three league games.
Ilkay Gündogan (7th) scored the opening goal for the superior Citizens in front of a home crowd. Ferran Torres (12th) scored to make it 2-0 before Arsenal professional Granit Xhaka failed. The Swiss, who has just extended his contract with the Gunners, went straight into the duel with Joao Cancelo and received the red card.
The decimated guests from London then showed signs of disintegration, and many Arsenal fans left the Etihad Stadium prematurely. Before the break, Gabriel Jesus (43rd) increased for Man City, before Rodrigo (53rd) and again Torres (84th) made the debacle for the Arteta team perfect in the second half.
The clear home win created a euphoric mood among the Man City fans after a sobering week of transfers. Guardiola's dream striker Harry Kane made it clear on Wednesday that he would stay at Tottenham Hotspur. On Friday, local rivals Manchester United snatched the Guardiola club superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, whom City wanted to sign after Kane's cancellation.
