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Manchester City vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League result and reaction after goalless draw

Man City 0-0 Arsenal: Neither side could break the deadlock in a good result for Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium

Chris Wilson
Sunday 31 March 2024 19:36 BST
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Arsenal showed their title credentials by holding reigning champions Manchester City to a 0-0 draw at the Etihad Stadium, allowing Liverpool to take top spot on a pivotal day in the Premier League’s three-way title race.

Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal, in the hunt for their first league title in 20 years, are second in the table on 65 points with nine games remaining, while City are third with 64. Liverpool claimed the lead with their 2-1 comeback victory over Brighton & Hove Albion earlier on Sunday.

City dominated possession, coming at Arsenal in waves. But the visitors frustrated Pep Guardiola’s men – including league-leading scorer Erling Haaland – with a textbook defensive display to extend their unbeaten league run to nine games.

Gabriel Jesus had Arsenal’s best chances, firing two shots just wide in the first half and then narrowly failing to meet an inviting cross from Bukayo Saka. City’s best opportunity was Kevin De Bruyne’s early corner kick that glanced off the shoulder of Nathan Ake but fell to keeper David Raya

Relive all the action from Manchester City vs Arsenal below:

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Manchester City 0-0 Arsenal

81 mins: Grealish manages to get half a yard as he cuts inside Martinelli, but Doku wastes his shot.

Chris Wilson31 March 2024 18:12
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80 mins: Rice’s corner comes to nothing, but Arsenal do well to win it back and escape the City press, until Rodri wins the ball. He’s taken down by Odegaard with a challenge from behind, but the referee refuses to book the Arsenal captain.

Chris Wilson31 March 2024 18:10
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79 mins: Saliba is fouled as he beats Halaand to a header. Dare I say it, the Arsenal centre-back pairing have had the better of the Norwegian today.

Declan Rice tries crossing but instead wins a corner.

Chris Wilson31 March 2024 18:09
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78 mins: Can Martinelli grab a late winner as he did when these sides met at the Emirates?

Meanwhile, Raya is booked for time-wasting after the restart.

Chris Wilson31 March 2024 18:08
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77 mins: De Bruyne does well to escape Partey and drive towards the Arsenal box. He squares it to Doku, who cuts inside and releases a wild shot that flies over.

Saka does come off for Martinelli. He’s looked out of sorts today, perhaps not fully recovered from the injury that kept him out of England duty.

Chris Wilson31 March 2024 18:07
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76 mins: Raya collects the corner well and Arsenal have a bit of rest. Martinelli is getting ready to be introduced. It certainly hasn’t been Saka’s day so far.

Chris Wilson31 March 2024 18:05
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74 mins: Silva is the latest to deliver an inviting cross but yet again it’s met by an Arsenal head. City continue to pressure, with De Bruyne and Doku having crosses cleared.

Silva wins a corner as City look like they’re starting to turn the screw a little.

Chris Wilson31 March 2024 18:04
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72 mins: Trossard’s first involvement is to beat Doku and then help win an Arsenal corner. Rice’s corner doesn’t beat the first man though.

It’s Arsenal’s turn for some sustained possession though, and the City fans are whistling as they urge their team on.

Chris Wilson31 March 2024 18:02
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69 mins: Arsenal are defending in two banks behind the two most advanced players, Odegaard and Havertz. The wingers are doing well to support the defence, tucking in to help their full-backs. All 11 men have been behind the ball at various points.

Arsenal continue to frustrate the City attack, and Saka wins a foul near halfway.

Trossard comes on for Gabriel Jesus.

Chris Wilson31 March 2024 18:01
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68 mins: Arsenal are trying to press but Rice commits a foul on halfway. Doku manages to beat Tomiyasu but he then loses it.

City continue to try and make inroads into the Arsenal box but it’s just too congested, with Silva and Rodri both running into a wall of red and white.

Chris Wilson31 March 2024 17:58

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