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Manchester City 1-0 Arsenal PLAYER RATINGS: Brilliant Ederson thwarted the Gunners while Granit Xhaka failed to spark a midfield lacking creativity

Manchester City edged past Arsenal 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium in a match that was settled by England striker Raheem Sterling's 23rd-minute goal.

Title hopefuls City owed much to an inspired showing by goalkeeper Ederson, whose superb saves prevented Arsenal from threatening to end their 29-game winless run against the 'top six'.

Granit Xhaka toiled as Arsenal struggled to find the inspiration needed to threaten City, while Bukayo Saka was central to many of the Gunners' best attacks. Sportsmail takes a look at the player ratings from the meeting between former coaching colleagues Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta.