Arsenal vs Man City LIVE: Premier League latest score and goal updates today

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·2 février 2025

Arsenal vs Man City LIVE: Premier League latest score and goal updates today

Gunners renew rivalry with Pep Guardiola’s side on a huge day in the title race

Arsenal play Manchester City as two Premier League heavyweights renew their rivalry in a huge game at Emirates Stadium. The Gunners need to respond in the title race after Liverpool moved nine points clear at the top with their win at Bournemouth on Saturday.

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Mikel Arteta’s side cannot afford any slip-ups as they bid to hunt down Liverpool but they face a tough test against a City side full of quality, even if they enduring a difficult season. Pep Guardiola’s side have picked up a bit of form recently, with four wins in their last five Premier League games, and looked good in their win over Chelsea last weekend.

The reverse fixture at the Etihad was once of the games of the season, with City scoring a 96th-minute equaliser to draw 2-2 on a controversial afternoon. Erling Haaland threw the ball at Gabriel's head during the goal celebrations and then told Mikel Arteta to “stay humble”, so this has all the ingredients to be a classic. Follow all the action LIVE with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog, with Simon Collings and Malik Ouzia providing expert analysis from the ground!

Live updates

1 minute ago

Players are heading back to the dressing rooms. Not long now.

10 minutes ago

Arteta to Sky Sports

"We know what is at stake, we're very used to these games and how to win them.

“Emotionally it is a game which we have to control, there will be micro-games involved too which you have to control."

22 minutes ago

Over in west London, Spurs have beaten Brentford to give their relegation hopes a boost. Meanwhile, Crystal Palace have won 2-0 at Manchester United.

Is a third away win of the day on the cards or will it be another London win over Manchester?

Kick off in just over half an hour.

30 minutes ago

Arteta must be bold as Arsenal aim to exploit Man City weakness

Mikel Arteta and Pep Guardiola have done their best to play down the rivalry between Arsenal and Manchester City - but they aren’t fooling anyone.

The two sides have gone head to head for the Premier League title over the past two seasons, however in September the animosity between them went up a notch.

After going down to 10 men just before half-time, Arsenal battled to a 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium and after the full-time whistle players from both teams exchanged words.

Erling Haaland was caught on camera telling Arteta to “stay humble” - a jibe the Arsenal manager insists he has not taken personally - and the Spaniard was keen to play down the friction between the sides when asked about it on Friday.

“Normal,” said Arteta, when asked how the rivalry has developed between Arsenal and City. “It’s two teams trying to win.”

Guardiola was equally dismissive, simply replying “no” when pressed on whether Sunday will be a grudge match.

The City boss described his relationship with Arteta as “exceptional”. Arteta shares that view, insisting it has not been affected.

Odegaard: Haaland is a good friend, we leave animosity on the pitch

Martin Odegaard and Erling Haaland are part of a WhatsApp group with some of the other players from the Norwegian national team.

The topic of conversation is rarely football, but even so it would not be surprising if it is a bit quieter for the next few days ahead of the latest chapter in Arsenal and Manchester City’s brewing rivalry.

The sides competed for the Premier League title over the past two seasons, but in September it felt like the rivalry went up a notch.

After the 2-2 draw at Etihad Stadium, players from both sides came together and words were exchanged, with Erling Haaland famously telling Mikel Arteta to “stay humble”.

Arteta insisted on Friday he did not take the jibe personally and it is the same with Odegaard, who insists any animosity between Arsenal and City players is confined to the pitch.