Arsenal vs Manchester City
All you need to know about Arsenal vs Manchester City and Manchester City vs Arsenal games
All you need to know about Arsenal vs Manchester City and Manchester City vs Arsenal games
Arsenal did well to keep the scoreline to 1-0 after going behind to an embarrassing Raheem Sterling header that saw the 5’7″ forward outfox Rob Holding.
From there, most feared the worst but after about 10 minutes Arsenal got to grips with a game that Mikel Arteta and Pep Guardiola seemed to agree should end 1-0 when they had their little half-time chinwag.
Manchester City are sitting pretty at the top of the Premier League table. 10 points clear of Manchester United in second place, they are 16 clear of current Champions Liverpool, who have shown that they cannot cope with injuries, with a game in hand.
Arsenal, meanwhile, sit some 25 points behind what many are calling Pepe Guardiola’s best Manchester City side, having lost five times the number of games.
The only thing comparable between the two is the number of goals conceded and that’s at a stretch. Only City and Chelsea have conceded fewer than Arsenal, but the Gunners have still shipped 11 more than City, who have also found the net 19 times more than Arsenal.
Then add into the mix that Arsenal haven’t beaten City in the Premier League since 21 December 2015 and you’d be better off playing at Casionchan than betting on Arsenal to get much from any games against City.
Arsenal last won both leauge games against Manchester City in 2015, something that has only happened once since 2008.
Between that win at the end of 2015 and 20 February 2021, Arsenal and City met 11 times in the league and Arsenal’s record is depressing as hell.
Played 11, lost nine, drawn two, conceded 32, scored seven.
Speaking ahead of Arsenal vs Manchester City, Mikel Arteta said, “I think they are the best team in Europe at the moment.
“The way they’re performing, the football they’re playing and their consistent results.
“What they’ve done is react to difficult moments. A big team has to be able to do that. When everyone was doubting their ability to be able to compete again and be the team that they are, they reacted in a really convincing way, all united, doing what they do best and being very consistent by winning games very comfortably.
“They have weaknesses like every team but at the moment teams have struggled a lot to find any of them. First of all defensively they’ve been really, really strong. They are without a doubt the best team at the moment. We have a big and a very exciting challenge ahead of us on Sunday.”
About the game, Arteta added, “That’s when we will define our season, if we are able to close the gaps in those games with them,” he said.
“It’s going to create some momentum for us and we’re going to get closer to them. We know that the margins for error are minimal with the season that we’ve had in previous months, so we need to kick on.
“We want to be us. It doesn’t matter who we play. I want to see a team that plays with the character and personality that we have shown in recent months. I want us to keep continue maintaining that line.
“If we do that, we will cause problems to any team. But we need to do that from the beginning. We obviously want to show other teams respect but still be true to ourselves.”
vs Manchester City |
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Games won: | 98 | |||
Games drawn: | 45 | |||
Games lost: | 60 | |||
Date | Match | Result | Score | Competition |
11 Nov 1893 | Woolwich Arsenal v Ardwick | W | 1-0 | League Division Two |
30 Dec 1893 | Ardwick v Woolwich Arsenal | W | 0-1 | League Division Two |
29 Sep 1894 | Woolwich Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 4-2 | League Division Two |
15 Dec 1894 | Manchester City v Woolwich Arsenal | L | 4-1 | League Division Two |
07 Sep 1895 | Woolwich Arsenal v Manchester City | L | 0-1 | League Division Two |
28 Sep 1895 | Manchester City v Woolwich Arsenal | L | 1-0 | League Division Two |
05 Sep 1896 | Manchester City v Woolwich Arsenal | D | 1-1 | League Division Two |
28 Apr 1897 | Woolwich Arsenal v Manchester City | L | 1-2 | League Division Two |
25 Sep 1897 | Manchester City v Woolwich Arsenal | L | 4-1 | League Division Two |
05 Feb 1898 | Woolwich Arsenal v Manchester City | D | 2-2 | League Division Two |
01 Oct 1898 | Manchester City v Woolwich Arsenal | L | 3-1 | League Division Two |
03 Apr 1899 | Woolwich Arsenal v Manchester City | L | 0-1 | League Division Two |
01 Nov 1902 | Woolwich Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 1-0 | League Division Two |
20 Dec 1902 | Manchester City v Woolwich Arsenal | L | 4-1 | League Division Two |
20 Feb 1904 | Woolwich Arsenal v Manchester City | L | 0-2 | FA Cup |
10 Dec 1904 | Woolwich Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 1-0 | League Division One |
08 Apr 1905 | Manchester City v Woolwich Arsenal | L | 1-0 | League Division One |
02 Dec 1905 | Woolwich Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 2-0 | League Division One |
07 Apr 1906 | Manchester City v Woolwich Arsenal | W | 1-2 | League Division One |
01 Sep 1906 | Manchester City v Woolwich Arsenal | W | 1-4 | League Division One |
29 Dec 1906 | Woolwich Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 4-1 | League Division One |
21 Sep 1907 | Woolwich Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 2-1 | League Division One |
18 Jan 1908 | Manchester City v Woolwich Arsenal | L | 4-0 | League Division One |
10 Oct 1908 | Woolwich Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 3-0 | League Division One |
13 Feb 1909 | Manchester City v Woolwich Arsenal | D | 2-2 | League Division One |
29 Oct 1910 | Woolwich Arsenal v Manchester City | L | 0-1 | League Division One |
04 Mar 1911 | Manchester City v Woolwich Arsenal | D | 1-1 | League Division One |
28 Oct 1911 | Manchester City v Woolwich Arsenal | D | 3-3 | League Division One |
02 Mar 1912 | Woolwich Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 2-0 | League Division One |
02 Nov 1912 | Woolwich Arsenal v Manchester City | L | 0-4 | League Division One |
08 Mar 1913 | Manchester City v Woolwich Arsenal | W | 0-1 | League Division One |
03 Jan 1920 | Arsenal v Manchester City | D | 2-2 | League Division One |
17 Jan 1920 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 4-1 | League Division One |
11 Sep 1920 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 2-1 | League Division One |
18 Sep 1920 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 3-1 | League Division One |
10 Sep 1921 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 2-0 | League Division One |
17 Sep 1921 | Arsenal v Manchester City | L | 0-1 | League Division One |
20 Jan 1923 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 1-0 | League Division One |
27 Jan 1923 | Manchester City v Arsenal | D | 0-0 | League Division One |
06 Oct 1923 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 1-0 | League Division One |
13 Oct 1923 | Arsenal v Manchester City | L | 1-2 | League Division One |
01 Sep 1924 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 1-0 | League Division One |
17 Sep 1924 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 2-0 | League Division One |
07 Nov 1925 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 2-5 | League Division One |
20 Mar 1926 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 1-0 | League Division One |
22 Sep 1928 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 4-1 | League Division One |
02 Feb 1929 | Arsenal v Manchester City | D | 0-0 | League Division One |
04 Sep 1929 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 3-1 | League Division One |
11 Sep 1929 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 3-2 | League Division One |
25 Dec 1930 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 1-4 | League Division One |
26 Dec 1930 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 3-1 | League Division One |
19 Sep 1931 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 1-3 | League Division One |
30 Jan 1932 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 4-0 | League Division One |
12 Mar 1932 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 1-0 | FA Cup |
10 Sep 1932 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 2-3 | League Division One |
21 Jan 1933 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 2-1 | League Division One |
09 Sep 1933 | Arsenal v Manchester City | D | 1-1 | League Division One |
20 Jan 1934 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 2-1 | League Division One |
13 Oct 1934 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 3-0 | League Division One |
28 Nov 1934 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 4-0 | FA Charity Shield |
23 Feb 1935 | Manchester City v Arsenal | D | 1-1 | League Division One |
21 Sep 1935 | Arsenal v Manchester City | L | 2-3 | League Division One |
11 Mar 1936 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 1-0 | League Division One |
05 Dec 1936 | Arsenal v Manchester City | L | 1-3 | League Division One |
10 Apr 1937 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 2-0 | League Division One |
02 Oct 1937 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 2-1 | League Division One |
16 Feb 1938 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 1-2 | League Division One |
06 Dec 1947 | Arsenal v Manchester City | D | 1-1 | League Division One |
24 Apr 1948 | Manchester City v Arsenal | D | 0-0 | League Division One |
04 Dec 1948 | Arsenal v Manchester City | D | 1-1 | League Division One |
27 Apr 1949 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 0-3 | League Division One |
12 Nov 1949 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 0-2 | League Division One |
01 Apr 1950 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 4-1 | League Division One |
22 Sep 1951 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 0-2 | League Division One |
26 Jan 1952 | Arsenal v Manchester City | D | 2-2 | League Division One |
22 Nov 1952 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 3-1 | League Division One |
11 Apr 1953 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 2-4 | League Division One |
19 Sep 1953 | Arsenal v Manchester City | D | 2-2 | League Division One |
06 Feb 1954 | Manchester City v Arsenal | D | 0-0 | League Division One |
08 Sep 1954 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 2-1 | League Division One |
14 Sep 1954 | Arsenal v Manchester City | L | 2-3 | League Division One |
31 Aug 1955 | Manchester City v Arsenal | D | 2-2 | League Division One |
06 Sep 1955 | Arsenal v Manchester City | D | 0-0 | League Division One |
06 Oct 1956 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 7-3 | League Division One |
20 Mar 1957 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 2-3 | League Division One |
02 Nov 1957 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 2-1 | League Division One |
15 Mar 1958 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 2-4 | League Division One |
20 Sep 1958 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 4-1 | League Division One |
07 Feb 1959 | Manchester City v Arsenal | D | 0-0 | League Division One |
12 Sep 1959 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 3-1 | League Division One |
23 Jan 1960 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 1-2 | League Division One |
03 Sep 1960 | Manchester City v Arsenal | D | 0-0 | League Division One |
14 Jan 1961 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 5-4 | League Division One |
09 Sep 1961 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 3-0 | League Division One |
20 Jan 1962 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 3-2 | League Division One |
01 Dec 1962 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 2-4 | League Division One |
20 Apr 1963 | Arsenal v Manchester City | L | 2-3 | League Division One |
10 Sep 1966 | Manchester City v Arsenal | D | 1-1 | League Division One |
14 Jan 1967 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 1-0 | League Division One |
23 Sep 1967 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 1-0 | League Division One |
03 Feb 1968 | Manchester City v Arsenal | D | 1-1 | League Division One |
27 Aug 1968 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 4-1 | League Division One |
09 Oct 1968 | Manchester City v Arsenal | D | 1-1 | League Division One |
22 Nov 1969 | Arsenal v Manchester City | D | 1-1 | League Division One |
18 Feb 1970 | Manchester City v Arsenal | D | 1-1 | League Division One |
05 Dec 1970 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 0-2 | League Division One |
06 Feb 1971 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 1-0 | League Division One |
17 Feb 1971 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 1-2 | FA Cup |
13 Nov 1971 | Arsenal v Manchester City | L | 1-2 | League Division One |
04 Mar 1972 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 2-0 | League Division One |
28 Oct 1972 | Arsenal v Manchester City | D | 0-0 | League Division One |
24 Mar 1973 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 1-2 | League Division One |
10 Nov 1973 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 1-2 | League Division One |
23 Mar 1974 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 2-0 | League Division One |
24 Aug 1974 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 4-0 | League Division One |
16 Oct 1974 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 2-1 | League Division One |
04 Oct 1975 | Arsenal v Manchester City | L | 2-3 | League Division One |
24 Apr 1976 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 3-1 | League Division One |
04 Sep 1976 | Arsenal v Manchester City | D | 0-0 | League Division One |
12 Feb 1977 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 1-0 | League Division One |
08 Oct 1977 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 2-1 | League Division One |
18 Jan 1978 | Manchester City v Arsenal | D | 0-0 | League Cup |
24 Jan 1978 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 1-0 | League Cup |
04 Mar 1978 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 3-0 | League Division One |
22 Aug 1978 | Manchester City v Arsenal | D | 1-1 | League Division One |
24 Mar 1979 | Arsenal v Manchester City | D | 1-1 | League Division One |
06 Oct 1979 | Arsenal v Manchester City | D | 0-0 | League Division One |
15 Mar 1980 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 0-3 | League Division One |
06 Sep 1980 | Manchester City v Arsenal | D | 1-1 | League Division One |
24 Feb 1981 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 2-0 | League Division One |
17 Oct 1981 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 1-0 | League Division One |
06 Mar 1982 | Manchester City v Arsenal | D | 0-0 | League Division One |
04 Dec 1982 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 2-1 | League Division One |
23 Apr 1983 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 3-0 | League Division One |
30 Oct 1985 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 1-2 | League Cup |
02 Nov 1985 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 1-0 | League Division One |
05 Apr 1986 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 0-1 | League Division One |
28 Oct 1986 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 3-1 | League Cup |
22 Nov 1986 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 3-0 | League Division One |
25 Apr 1987 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 3-0 | League Division One |
14 Oct 1989 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 4-0 | League Division One |
10 Mar 1990 | Manchester City v Arsenal | D | 1-1 | League Division One |
30 Oct 1990 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 1-2 | League Cup |
01 Jan 1991 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 0-1 | League Division One |
17 Apr 1991 | Arsenal v Manchester City | D | 2-2 | League Division One |
31 Aug 1991 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 2-1 | League Division One |
28 Dec 1991 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 1-0 | League Division One |
28 Sep 1992 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 1-0 | Premier League |
16 Jan 1993 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 0-1 | Premier League |
16 Oct 1993 | Arsenal v Manchester City | D | 0-0 | Premier League |
15 Jan 1994 | Manchester City v Arsenal | D | 0-0 | Premier League |
20 Aug 1994 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 3-0 | Premier League |
12 Dec 1994 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 1-2 | Premier League |
10 Sep 1995 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 0-1 | Premier League |
05 Mar 1996 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 3-1 | Premier League |
28 Oct 2000 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 5-0 | Premier League |
11 Apr 2001 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 0-4 | Premier League |
10 Sep 2002 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 2-1 | Premier League |
22 Feb 2003 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 1-5 | Premier League |
31 Aug 2003 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 1-2 | Premier League |
01 Feb 2004 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 2-1 | Premier League |
25 Sep 2004 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 0-1 | Premier League |
27 Oct 2004 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 1-2 | League Cup |
04 Jan 2005 | Arsenal v Manchester City | D | 1-1 | Premier League |
22 Oct 2005 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 1-0 | Premier League |
04 May 2006 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 1-3 | Premier League |
26 Aug 2006 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 1-0 | Premier League |
17 Apr 2007 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 3-1 | Premier League |
25 Aug 2007 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 1-0 | Premier League |
02 Feb 2008 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 1-3 | Premier League |
22 Nov 2008 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 3-0 | Premier League |
04 Apr 2009 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 2-0 | Premier League |
12 Sep 2009 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 4-2 | Premier League |
02 Dec 2009 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 3-0 | League Cup |
24 Apr 2010 | Arsenal v Manchester City | D | 0-0 | Premier League |
24 Oct 2010 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 0-3 | Premier League |
05 Jan 2011 | Arsenal v Manchester City | D | 0-0 | Premier League |
29 Nov 2011 | Arsenal v Manchester City | L | 0-1 | League Cup |
18 Dec 2011 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 1-0 | Premier League |
08 Apr 2012 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 1-0 | Premier League |
23 Sep 2012 | Manchester City v Arsenal | D | 1-1 | Premier League |
13 Jan 2013 | Arsenal v Manchester City | L | 0-2 | Premier League |
14 Dec 2013 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 6-3 | Premier League |
29 Mar 2014 | Arsenal v Manchester City | D | 1-1 | Premier League |
10 Aug 2014 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 3-0 | FA Community Shield |
13 Sep 2014 | Arsenal v Manchester City | D | 2-2 | Premier League |
18 Jan 2015 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 0-2 | Premier League |
21 Dec 2015 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 2-1 | Premier League |
08 May 2016 | Manchester City v Arsenal | D | 2-2 | Premier League |
18 Dec 2016 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 2-1 | Premier League |
02 Apr 2017 | Arsenal v Manchester City | D | 2-2 | Premier League |
23 Apr 2017 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 2-1 | FA Cup |
05 Nov 2017 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 3-1 | Premier League |
25 Feb 2018 | Arsenal v Manchester City | L | 0-3 | League Cup |
01 Mar 2018 | Arsenal v Manchester City | L | 0-3 | Premier League |
12 Aug 2018 | Arsenal v Manchester City | L | 0-2 | Premier League |
03 Feb 2019 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 3-1 | Premier League |
15 Dec 2019 | Arsenal v Manchester City | L | 0-3 | Premier League |
17 Jun 2020 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 3-0 | Premier League |
18 Jul 2020 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 2-0 | FA Cup |
17 Oct 2020 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 1-0 | Premier League |
22 Dec 2020 | Arsenal v Manchester City | L | 1-4 | League Cup |
21 Feb 2021 | Arsenal v Manchester City | L | 0-1 | Premier League |