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Rivalry between English clubs Arsenal F.C. and Manchester City F.C. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Arsenal F.C.– Manchester City F.C. rivalry is a rivalry between English professional football clubs Arsenal and Manchester City. Arsenal play their home games at Emirates Stadium, while Manchester City play their home games at the City of Manchester Stadium.
Teams | Arsenal Manchester City |
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First meeting | 11 November 1893 Football League Second Division Woolwich Arsenal 1–0 Ardwick |
Latest meeting | 6 August 2023 2023 FA Community Shield Arsenal 1–1 Manchester City (4–1 on penalties) |
Next meeting | 7 October 2023 Premier League |
Stadiums | Emirates Stadium (Arsenal) City of Manchester Stadium (Manchester City) |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 209 |
All-time series | Arsenal: 99 Drawn: 45 City: 65 |
Largest victory | Arsenal 5–0 Manchester City (27 October 2000) Manchester City 5–0 Arsenal (28 August 2021) |
Largest goal scoring | Arsenal 7–3 Manchester City (6 October 1956) |
Longest win streak | 12 games Arsenal (1994–04) |
Longest unbeaten streak | 19 games Arsenal (1992–06) |
Current win streak | 1 games Arsenal (2023–present) |
Current unbeaten streak | 1 games Arsenal (2023–present) |
The rivalry between the two clubs began in the late 2000s, Arsenal who at the time were a consistent challenger for all competitions over a number of seasons would lose key important players to City who would eventually become the more dominant of the two teams. Arsenal manager at the time Arsène Wenger had always been a big critic of City's transfer policy and financial strategy, the rivalry gained traction following the moves of the likes of Emmanuel Adebayor and Samir Nasri. Adebayor infamously ran the full length of the pitch to celebrate in front of Arsenal fans when he scored in a 4–2 win during the 2009–10 season.[1][2][3][4]
By 2012 City had completely usurped Arsenal in the League and despite the former picking up a variety of domestic trophies over the next decade City have gone on to become the dominant force in English football. City's rise to the top did tend to calm any direct rivalry, despite The Gunners beating City 3–0 in the 2014 FA Community Shield, with City gaining revenge by winning the 2017 EFL Cup final.[5]
The rivalry was not renewed properly until the 2022–23 season when Arsenal now under the stewardship of former City assistant coach Mikel Arteta lead the Premier League from City until the final month before finishing 7 points adrift. Although the two clubs share rivalry on the field, Arteta and City coach Pep Guardiola count each other as very close friends having played and worked together in the past. Arsenal would go on to beat City on penalties in the 2023 FA Community Shield, although they have not beaten City in the League since December 2015.[6]