22 mins: City are having a lot of possession, though having kept the ball for a couple of minutes all they come up with is a long-range De Bruyne shot that flies well over the bar.
GOAL! Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 BURNLEY
An early Christmas present for Burnley fans - an away goal! It's a scrappy one but Clarets fans won't care as Tottenham fail to clear their lines and it results in Ashley Barnes firing Burnley ahead.
25 mins: An overhit pass from City ends up at the feet of Cech, who stands still until an opponent closes him down and forces him to pick the ball up. And so the timewasting begins. About 70 minutes to go.
29 mins: A brighter, more threatening attack from City ends with the ball being cleared away from Silva, but also with the crowd waking up and giving an encouraging roar.
Meanwhile at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City are doing the football equivalent of banging their head against the wall.
Arsenal look about as comfortable as a team can be without possession as City continue to toil in pursuit of an equaliser. Raheem Sterling has a 20-yard shot deflected wide.
'Pep Guardiola slips over on the touchline trying to retrieve the ball and holds up his hands to acknowledge the cheers from the crowd. Wenger, meanwhile, has slipped into that long coat/duvet of his, and is keeping warm on the bench.'
35 mins: Sané chips the ball into the area, where De Bruyne controls, feels Gabriel’s warm breath on the back of his neck and falls over. The referee turns down his appeals for a penalty.
Manchester City 0-1 Arsenal
There is a resigned atmosphere inside the Etihad Stadium as Arsenal go close to doubling their lead. Following a Mesut Ozil corner, Theo Walcott attacks a cross where he only just heads wide back across goal.
39 mins: A briefly very threatening move ends with Walcott passing just behind Sánchez, and though Arsenal keep the ball the threat passes, and ends altogether when Bellerin blasts a shot high from 25 yards.