Arsenal couldn’t get the start they wanted as defending champions Manchester City eased past the London club with a 2-0 victory.
Unai Emery’s new-age Arsenal failed to stop the high-flying Manchester City side in their first game of the season. It seemed like Pep Guardiola’s side has taken off from where they left the last season, as they dominated Arsenal throughout the game.
An early run of attacks saw Raheem Sterling finally finding ample of space as he ran past their newest signing Mateo Guendouzi and Bellerin to take a shot from outside the box. Petr Cech was too slow to react as City led the game 1-0. None of the Arsenal players were able to make an impact throughout the match.
Bernardo Silva doubled the City lead in the second half, and Arsenal were unable to open the goal-scoring. At the end of the first match-week, Liverpool top the Premier League table with a whopping 4-0 victory over West Ham United, while Chelsea are second after a convincing 3-0 win over Huddersfield.
Here are some tweets from the match:
1. New
2. Season
3. Same
4. Arsenal— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) August 12, 2018
It appears Mesut Ozil has also retired from Arsenal. pic.twitter.com/fY4rdmqrbw
— Footy Jokes (@Footy_JokesOG) August 12, 2018
Arsenal fans excited for a fresh start this season before realising they are still destined for 6th place… pic.twitter.com/rsWH3T8BVj
— José The Joker (@JoseZeJoker) August 12, 2018
Arsenal fans 😂 pic.twitter.com/l5sJdRBP0E
— Footy Jokes (@Footy_JokesOG) August 12, 2018
Arsenal fighting relegation this early
— Soldier↪ (@PatohShanqueels) August 12, 2018
If you always wanted to see Arsenal play but can’t afford to come to London, then good news! They are all over the place at the moment.#ARSMCI
— Danny Baker (@prodnose) August 12, 2018
Arsenal fans: New Season, New me
Man city: pic.twitter.com/p4S7EUbVQ8
— Uncle Stephen (@ItsUncleStephen) August 12, 2018
Arsenal fan starter pack as usual. pic.twitter.com/JxwHcqkuUP
— Ragnar Solskjaer (@Anietieee) August 12, 2018
This picture perfectly describes my life as an Arsenal fan pic.twitter.com/xGgqiAc50Y
— Sabia Targaryen👸🏻 (@SabiaBergkamp) August 12, 2018
Arsenal playing reminds me of when I used to draw when I was young. You can see what you want to create perfectly in your head but the actual result doesn’t come close.
— Zito (@_Zeets) August 12, 2018
That lad with all the hair for Arsenal is truly awful.
— Macca (@The_Paris_Angel) August 12, 2018
Man City fans: “There’s only one Arsène Wenger.”
Arsenal fans: “He’s won more than you, he’s won more than you, Arsène Wenger, he’s won more than you.” pic.twitter.com/dEItunOEov
— bet365 (@bet365) August 12, 2018
arsenal fans are the main reason i never give up on anything in life
— #DiaryOfNasawali (@nasawali_phame) August 12, 2018
Arsenal Fans right now #ARSMCI pic.twitter.com/WygY3UuYfq
— Abu (@xabuswag) August 12, 2018
Chelsea away next week. Arsenal are gonna be off the pace by mid August. 😂😂😂
— United Religion (@Unitedology) August 12, 2018
Old Arsenal would lose this game 4-0
— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) August 12, 2018
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist. His second-best was convincing someone at Arsenal to give Mesut Ozil £350,000 a week.
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) August 12, 2018
Tough job for Unai Emery. As we saw post Sir Alex at Manchester United, when a coach has been as dominant at a club for so long it’s difficult to impose a different style/mentality. Takes time, which is something coaches are rarely given these days.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) August 12, 2018
