Laurent Koscielny picked up a straight red card in the opening minutes of Sunday's encounter between Manchester City and Arsenal, digging a massive hole for the Gunners early. Wojciech Szczesny came up with a save on a poor penalty by Edin Dzeko to keep Arsenal alive in the short term, but he only delayed the inevitable.
Arsenal vs. Manchester City: Halftime score 0-2, and it’ll get worse
Since that save, Manchester City have scored twice and look like they’re having a fun little run-out in a training match. Unsurprisingly, Arsenal don’t look good playing from behind with 10 men, and City’s 2-0 lead is likely to expand in the second half.
James Milner opened the scoring on 21 minutes, getting in behind a sleepy Arsenal defense on a free kick before hitting a thunderbolt into the side of the net. Dzeko made up for his penalty miss by scoring City's second with an easy finish, tapping in a deflected cross by Pablo Zabaleta.
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