Manchester City v Arsenal: live 82 mins Boom. Hart denies Cazorla who unleashed a cracking drive but it goes out for a corner. 81 mins Silva tries to thread the ball into Aguero's feet but the long legs of Mertesacker get in the way. 80 mins Toure goes on a maurading run, crosses the half-way line but waits too long to unleash Aguero who is closed down just as he gets his shot off. Corner for City. 78 mins City defending in numbers as Arsenal come at them again. Walcott tries to cut defence open with a whipped in centre but it drifts long and goes out for a throw in. Charles Alexander writes: I am in shock Balotelli is not in the game. World class striker who proved himself amazingly in the Euro2012. I don't care about his attitude. 75 mins Bit more urgency from Arsenal now but still finding it difficult to get behind City's backline and when they do Gervinho has lacked both touch and composure when it counts. 71 mins Double substitution for Arsenal as Diaby and Podolski go off with Giroud and Walcott coming on. 69 mins Gervinho sums up his afternoon when he shares a one-two with Ramsey and then nobbles his own man. Welshman gets back up to his feet trying to shake off his surprise knock. 67 mins Standing ovation (well from City fans at least) as Dzeko departs for Tevez. 65 mins Arsenal stop a City sweeping counter-attack and set up their own as Cazorla slides Gervinho in again this time on the right. Gervinho shapes to shoot but has too much time to think and flashes effort wide. 62 mins Cazorla picks up the ball inside his own half and sprays a fantastic 50-yard pass down to Gervinho on the left-flank. Gervinho tries to turn but Zabaleta prises the ball off him. Just hasn't come off for the Arsenal striker today. 61 mins Tevez isn't exactly busting a gut as he goes through his warm-up routine on the sidelines but as Niall Quinn points out, he is looking a lot slimmer these days. 59 mins Jenkinson jinks his way past Dzeko on the right flank but City win back possession before Aguero and Dzeko fail to read each other's minds and Arsenal have it back. 58 mins Some tip-tapping from Arsenal in City's half now but their probing isn't creating anything clear cut. Andy Price says: Lucky to be one up. Don't understand why we are conceding the middle third, not pressing. Defending well but very deep. We look outnumbered in the final third. I would bring Mario on for Dzeko go to four at the back and push Toure forward. 54 mins Koscielny gets another toe in to deny Aguero as City come at Arsenal again. Javi Garcia gets his head on the corner this time but isn't strong enough to test Mannone. 53 mins Diaby twists and turns in the centre circle but finds himself in trouble as he loses out and Aguero puts Silva free. Silva plays in Aguero but Koscielny disposes him and Gibbs sends it out. 51 mins No luck from the corner this time as Arsenal get their foot on the ball as the camera flashes to a delightful shot of Balotelli and Tevez cuddling up under a waterproof mac sheltering from the rain. Awwh. 50 mins City putting the pressure on Arsenal at start of second half and hoping to take advantage from another corner as Arsenal stick to zonal marking tactics. 48 mins City string a number of passes together but Dzeko is fouled by Arteta close to the right-hand corner flag. Silva's centre finds Aguero at the far post but he sits back and sends his shot over. 47 mins Gervinho wins an early corner for Arsenal as Lescott clears danger but set-piece doesn't come to anything. 46 mins Back under way at the Etihad and City have introduced Rodwell for Sinclair. Ortiz Geoffrey writes: I'm sitting next to my grandma 88 Arsenal fan, she is kicking me everytime the ball reaches Carzola, why? 45+1 mins Sloppy pass from Cazorla gifts City possession in the centre of the park but just as they're orchestrating another surge at goal and the whistle goes for half-time. 43 mins Jenkinson threads the ball to Gervinho on the right and he pulls it back to Diaby who ponders too long on whether to shoot or pass and the momentum is gone. 40 mins City with their tails up now, Aguero finds Dzeko who whips his left-foot round the ball but Mannone gets his finger-tips to it and sends it over the bar. 39 mins GOAL Manchester City 1 Arsenal 0 Silva hasn't had a look in as yet but drifts over a corner and Lescott rises highest unchallenged to put City 1-0 up. City's zonal marking all at sea. 38 mins Sinclair tries his luck down the right flank but Gibbs who has been outstanding this afternoon contains him and Sinclair goes to ground. 36 mins Gervinho twists and turns inside the box and finds space to get his shot out but it hits the side netting much to City fans's pleasure as they continue to wind up their rival supporters. He'll probably score as soon as I write this but I'm not convinced about Gervihno. Despite seeming to step up to the plate in the wake of RVP, he is far too clumsy and awkward to be taken seriously. Writes Arsenal fan 'Info' 33 mins Cazorla wraps his right foot round the ball but his free-kick bounces kindly in front of Hart who gathers easily. 32 mins After a slow start this game has burst into life, end-to-end with Arsenal looking more likely as Cazorla gears up for a free-kick from 30 yards. 30 mins Zabaleta slides in on Gibbs as Arsenal fire up another attack. Ball goes out for a corner but Hart collects set piece and averts danger. 28 mins Arsenal on the counter-attack again but Podolski's ball into Diaby's path is too heavy and the ball drifts out for a throw in. 27 mins Great play from Cazorla again in the middle of the park as he shrugs off a challenge. He threads the ball into Gervinho's path but the ball gets trapped under his feet. 25 mins Cazorla's low centre of gravity sees him glide round midfield but he's brought down to earth by Zabaleta. Revenge for his rugby tackle on Toure, perhaps? 23 mins Quick counter-attack from Arsenal as Jenkinson gets the better of Lescott down the right-hand side cuts inside and pulls back to the lurking Podolski who uncharacteristically fires high and wide. 22 mins Mertesacker under pressure from Dzeko fires the ball out for a throw-in. 20 mins Toure shrugs off Ramsey's challenge before the smallest man on the pitch Cazorla wrestles the big man to the pitch. Cazorla does his best to help the Ivorian to his feet, with his big cheeky smile evidence his challenge wasn't quite legit. 18 mins Aguero picks up the ball on edge of area, pivots and is surrounded by three Arsenal jerseys as he tries to get his shot out. Steady flow to the game now. 17 mins Nice interchange from Ramsey, Podolski and Gibbs but Gibbs's centre eludes everyone in the box. 15 mins Good spell of possession by City but Dzeko loses out and Arsenal surge forward putting Gervinho in but his first touch is awful and the ball runs through to Hart. 14 mins Aguero goes on a driving run down the left flank, checks inside and drills a right-foot effort which is palmed away by Mannone. 12 mins Gervinho jinks his way into the City area, finds the touchline but can't get his centre in with a suspicion of handball from Lescott. 10 mins Kompany intercepts and drives City forward but Gibbs stops Toure in his tracks. Neither team can hold on to the ball for longer than 15 seconds. Very un-Arsenal like. 8 mins Cazorla picks up the ball 25 yards out and fires low for first effort on target of afternoon but Hart sweeps it up. 6 mins Podolski drifts a ball out wide to Gibbs but it's intercepted by Zabaleta and Arsenal are denied an opening. 3 mins City find some width and get the ball out to Zabaleta but Dzeko's pass to Javi Garcia is intercepted and City lose posession again. A quiet opening to proceedings at the Etihad. 2 mins A congested midfield sees possession continue to switch hands with City so far not getting a look in. 1 min Ramsey settles Arsenal down with some early possession as Arsenal edge their way to City's penalty area. 3.59 Manchester City players wearing black armbands this afternoon in memory of the two police officers who died this week and both sets of players join supporters in a minute's applause in tribute. 3.50 Adams might claim Arsenal are now a "feeder club" but Wenger doesn't buy into it believing his current squad to be better than his "Invincibles." 2012-13: Mannone, Jenkinson, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Gibbs, Ramsey, Diaby, Arteta, Cazorla, Gervinho, Podolski. Invincibles (03/04): Lehmann, Cole, Campbell, Toure, Lauren, Ljungberg, Gilberto Silva, Vieira, Pires, Bergkamp, Henry. Mind games from Wenger or does he make a valid point? 3.40 Team news is in from the Etihad and Aguero returns for City following a knee injury suffered on the opening weekend of the season. Aguero comes in for Tevez in one of five changes from the side beaten by Real on Tuesday, with Lescott, Zabaleta, Sinclair and Dzeko also making the starting line-up. Nasri, as expected, misses out against his former club with a hamstring injury while Koscielny and Ramsey are the other changes from the team that beat Montpellier in the Champions League. Man City: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, Javi Garcia, Toure, Silva, Sinclair, Aguero, Dzeko. Subs: Pantilimon, Kolarov, Rodwell, Barry, Nastasic, Tevez, Balotelli. Arsenal: Mannone, Jenkinson, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Gibbs, Ramsey, Diaby, Arteta, Cazorla, Gervinho, Podolski. Subs: Martinez, Andre Santos, Giroud, Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Djourou, Coquelin. 3.30 Interestingly Wenger said earlier this week how he was intrigued to find out how Arsenal will fare against "the bigger teams" and how they've yet to play against "any of the title contenders yet." Wenger has long bemoaned City's footballing philosophy of throwing money at everything and like a schoolboy or girl goody-two shoes has doubted City's ability to stick to Uefa's financial fair play rules. And as if Arsenal and Wenger needed further fuel to get one over their money-bags rivals, Tony Adams's claims that Arsenal are just a "feeder club" this week with help fire the Gunners into action this afternoon. Adams said: "It sends out all the wrong messages for me, being a selling club. Piece by piece for seven years, it chips away at your credibility. Selling your best players is part of that. 3.15 Good afternoon and welcome to build up and coverage as Arsenal look to continue their unbeaten start to the season at the Premier League champions. Both sides had contrasting fortunes in Europe in midweek, City heartbroken by their last-minute loss to Real Madrid and Arsene Wenger's side coming from a goal down to see off Montpellier with a workmanlike rather than sparkling performance in France. City equally haven't shown the same free-flowing, free-scoring pizzazz to date this campaign yet are unbeaten in their last 10 Premier League games - their last defeat coming in a 1-0 loss at the Emirates back in April. City midfielder Samir Nasri misses facing his former club after suffering a hamstring problem against Real. Roberto Mancini can call-upon fit-again strike-duo Sergio Aguero and Mario Balotelli. Augero was on the bench at the Bernabeu, but Balotelli was left out of the squad. Arsenal will again be without first-choice goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny because of an ankle problem.