First round :
Playing in front of his own supporters who packed the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal became the first party to take the initiative to attack. In the seventh minute, Aubameyang received a breakthrough pass from Ramsey. Unfortunately for him, the ball was successfully kicked away by Ederson. Appeared to attack during the first 10 minutes, the Gunners actually made a finger bite after in the 17th minute, Man City opened the advantage first. Starting from Sane action that dribbled up to near the Arsenal penalty box. He then passed the ball on Bernardo who kicked the ball with his left foot inside the penalty box. Unfortunately for Arsenal, the ball is not able to be driven by Cech. Score 1-0, Man City ahead of Arsenal. Left ahead of the visitors to make Mesut Ozil and colleagues seemed stung and trying to find a counterweight.
However, not a goal, their goal must be conceded again in the 28th minute. Aguero and David Silva made a one-two pass through a number of Arsenal players. Both players ciamik action was ended with a left kick Silva that makes Cech again picked up the ball from the net. Score 2-0, The Citizens ahead far over the Gunners. Twice conceded the mental make Arsenal players fell instantly.
Not surprisingly, two minutes after Silva goal, Man City back breaking the Gunners goal. Starting from a counterattack situation, Sane finally listed his name on the scoreboard after easily enter the ball into the goal after receiving feedback Cech horizontal Walkers. Score 3-0 to Manchester City's advantage was lasted until the whistle marks the end of the first half sounded by the referee.
Second round :
Returning from 15 minutes to halftime, Arsenal immediately got a golden opportunity to cut back, after the referee gave a penalty for Man City. Otamendi committed a foul on Mkhitaryan in the forbidden box and the referee decided to give 12 kicks for the Gunners. However, instead of making good use of the opportunity, the Emirates Stadium public was shaken heads, after Aubameyang who became the penalty shootout executioner failed to perform his duties. Sphere balls can be read well by Ederson. Not wanting to be haunted by a nightmare for failing to execute a penalty, Aubame did his best to fix his mistake. In the 58th minute, he released a volley from Ramsey bait, unfortunately the ball is still wide from the right side of the goal City Man City. Conscious of his opponent like already lost the spirit of play, Guardiola directly make three substitutions. Walker, Aguero, and David Silva are pulled out to be replaced with Zinchenko, Toure, and Gabriel Jesus. Entering the final minutes of the game, Arsenal bend over backwards to score. However, the tight defense of The Citizens make them have to recognize the superiority of his opponent with a score of 0-3. The result of this match itself seemed to be a repeat of the final of the English League Cup 2017/18 which acted both on Sunday (25/02/18). At that time, Arsenal also forced to surrender with a score of 0-3. This victory over Arsenal also makes Man City more solidly at the top of the Premier League standings while 2017/18 with a collection of 75 points. While Arsenal are still perched at number six with 45 points incision. Second Team Player Structure: Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Cech, Bellerin, Koscielny, Mustafi, Kolasinac, Xhaka, Ramsey, Ozil, Mkhitaryan, Welbeck, Aubameyang. Coach: Arsene Wenger. Manchester City (4-3-3): Ederson, Walker, Danilo, Kompany, Otamendi, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Silva, Bernardo, Sane, Aguero. Coach: Pep Guardiola.