WATCH: Erling Haaland notches his 100th goal for Manchester City in record time

Within the first ten seconds of the action at the Etihad Stadium, there was a very strange incident. After City returned the favour to Ederson, Kai Havertz collided head-on with Rodri. Although VAR was checking it, the camera angles aren't really good.

Despite the fact that VAR had ruled the incident to be over, Rodri was getting back on his feet and gesturing, perhaps towards Havertz. Although Rodri was obviously upset, there is no proof that Havertz extended an arm or did something similar because the pictures weren't very good.

What a stunning goal from Manchester City to give them the lead over Arsenal. Savinho was the one who made it happen. He sprinted infield, twisted Riccardo Calafiori enticingly near the halfway line, and slid a wonderfully weighted short pass towards the space between Gabriel and William Saliba. 

The ball was toebunked beyond David Raya from a distance of 12 yards by Erling Haaland, who was too fast for the two of them. As he scored his 100th goal for the team, the Norwegian striker was merciless and outstanding. He has tied the club record for the fastest 100 goals scored in a game. After Cristiano Ronaldo accomplished this milestone in 105 games for Real Madrid, Haaland has now done the same.

🚨🚨| GOAL: HAALAND OPENS THE SCORING FOR CITY!!!

Man City 1-0 Arsenal

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Manchester City name line-up without Kevin de Bruyne against Arsenal

Kevin De Bruyne is not included in the Manchester City team because he is still recovering from his injury from Inter Milan. Due to thigh discomfort, De Bruyne was unable to play in the second period of their match in the Champions League on Wednesday. Pep Guardiola was informed by the medical personnel during the break that he had to be brought off.

Despite hearing that the player felt better before training, Guardiola did not believe the injury was significant and did not rule him out for the weekend. When the City bus arrived at the Etihad, De Bruyne was not to be seen, and the Belgian was left off the team to face Arsenal.