David Luiz had a day to forget. The Arsenal center-back entered the match in the 24th minute and was indirectly responsible for City’s first two goa

Manchester City Beat Arsenal in EPL’s 1st Matchday After Restart amid COVID-19

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David Luiz had a day to forget. The Arsenal center-back entered the match in the 24th minute and was indirectly responsible for City’s first two goals. A red card ended his day in the 49th minute.

2015 – David Luiz is the first player to be sent off, concede a penalty and commit an error leading to an opposition goal in a Premier League match since Carl Jenkinson for West Ham vs Bournemouth in August 2015. Hat-Trick. #MCIARS https://t.co/zpLK6yDfxm

Raheem Sterling opened the scoring for the hosts in the second minute of first-half stoppage time, and Kevin De Bruyne doubled Manchester City’s lead from the penalty spot in the 51st minute. Phil Foden scored his first goal of the season in the first minute of stoppage time before the final whistle.

Some rust was to be expected since both teams last played a competitive fixture in March. Aston Villa and Sheffield United played to a 0-0 draw earlier in the day, though Hawk-Eye Innovations, which is responsible for the league’s goal-line technology,  admitted Sheffield were mistakenly denied a goal.

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