Arsenal were gifted the perfect start inside two minutes as Manuel Akanji lost possession and Kai Havertz squared for Martin Odegaard to open the scoring.
Manchester City’s Spanish manager Pep Guardiola gestures on the touchline during the English Premier League football match against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in London on Sunday. Photo: Glyn KIRK / AFP
Havertz exposed Arsenal’s lack of a clinical goalscorer when he wasted a glorious chance to double the lead. Myles Lewis-Skelly would have been suspended if his controversial red card in a 1-0 win at Wolves last weekend had not been overturned. Kobbie Mainoo, who started as a makeshift centre-forward, hit the post with United’s best effort of a bright opening before their attacking threat fizzled out.
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