Epl review: Manchester City-Arsenal 3-1, here are the players ratings
The Citizens took down Arsenal, 3-1, at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday behind goals from Kevin De Bruyne, Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus.
The victory increases City's lead at the PL summit with Pep Guardiola's side holding 31 points to date. Meanwhile, the Gunners remain fifth on 19 points.
Arsenal were pegged back inside the opening 19 minutes, when De Bruyne and Fernandinho worked a quick one-two outside the Gunners area, with the former blasted a left-footed shot into the bottom right corner.
Guardiola's crew doubled their advantage five minutes into the second stanza when Aguero converted from the penalty spot for his eighth goal in his eight PL appearances this season.
The Gunners had a glimmer of hope, though, when Alexandre Lacazette came on after halftime. The Frenchman made it 2-1 with 25 minutes to play as Lacazette powered a low shot between the legs of City goalkeeper Ederson.
It was a controversial non-decision that ensured the points for City in the 74th minute, as David Silva appeared offside on a pass to the Spaniard down the wing. However, play continued and the creative attacker found Jesus in front of net.
Next up for the Gunners will be will be a crucial North London Derby against Tottenham on Nov. 18, while Man City will wait to take on Leicester City following the international break.
Arsenal player ratings (1-10):
Cech: 5 -- City had their chances, but not much Cech could do on most of them.
Koscielny: 4 -- Bad challenge on De Bruyne in the second half pretty much summed up his performance.
Coquelin: 4 -- Not much doing on the day.
Monreal: 4 -- Handed City the lead in the 18th minute after taking down Sterling.
Bellerin: 5 -- Kept Arsenal in it during the first half, but City proved to be too much.
Ramsey: 6 -- Good play to set up Lacazette's goal, but otherwise quiet.
Xhaka: 5 -- His brilliant left boot didn't have the chances on set pieces today.
Kolasinac: 4 -- Didn't see much of the ball, and when he did, there wasn't much doing.
Ozil: 5 -- Struggled to get much going in the attack.
Iwobi: 4 -- Silent on the day.
Sanchez: 6 -- Created many opportunities as you'd expect, but just wasn't his day in front of goal.
Substitutions:
Lacazette: 7 -- Would've liked to have seen him earlier in the match, but made a difference in the final half hour.
Wilshere: No rating
Giroud: No rating
Man City player ratings (1-10):
Ederson: 5 -- Wasn't tested a ton, but Lacazette's strike was a slight knock against him.
Walker: 6 -- Looked good tracking back on Sanchez.
Stones: 5 -- A bit shaky at times in critical spots, but did enough to not break in those moments.
Otamendi: 4 -- Quiet game for the defender, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Delph: 6 -- Dynamic performance down the wing.
De Bruyne: 8 -- Always seems like he's coming up in the big spots. Another goal for the Belgian.
Fernandinho: 6 -- Does the dirty work in the midfield, and got rewarded with an assist on De Bruyne's opener.
Silva: 6 -- Helped kill off the game when he set up Jesus for City's third.
Sterling: 6 -- Dangerous down the wings, and helped give City the 2-0 advantage after being brought down inside the box.
Aguero: 7 -- The Argentine just keeps on scoring at a historic rate for his club.
Sane: 5 -- One of the more silent outings for the youngster.
Substitutions:
Jesus: 7 -- A goal is a goal, and even though the sequence was probably offside, the Brazilian will take it.
Gundogan: No rating
Bernardo Silva: No rating
By Matt Reed (@MattReedFutbol)