LONDON — Confirmed starting line-ups, television channels and live scores for the English Premier League game between Arsenal and Manchester City at Emirates Stadium, which is an opener for both teams. Watch Live on NBC Sports | Stream Live on NBCSports.com | Follow Live Blog Updates
For Arsenal, Petr Cech starts ahead of Bernd Leno in goal and captains the team today, while Riyad Mahrez has been handed his first competitive debut for Manchester City.
Guarding Cech today are Sokratis Papastathopoulos, who starts alongside Shkodran Mustafi with Hector Bellerin and Ainsley Maitland-Niles also start in defense.
Youngster Matteo Guendouzi also makes his competitive debut in midfield for the Gunners with Granit Xhaka, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Aaron Ramsey, Mesut Ozil and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang completing the line-up.
Summer recruits Lucas Torreira and Stephan Lichtsteiner are on the bench, alongside Alexandre Lacazette and Mohamed Elneny.
Mahrez is given a place in the starting line-up with captain Vincent Kompany, Kevin De Bruyne and Leroy Sane named as substitutes.
Also on the bench are Gabriel Jesus and young standout Phil Foden.
Fernandinho captains the team today with IIkay Gündogan, Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling, Bernardo Silva, Aymeric Laporte and Benjamin Mendy also starting.
Manchester City: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Laporte, Mendy, Silva, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Mahrez, Aguero, Sterling. Subs: Bravo, Kompany, De Bruyne, Sane, Otamendi, Jesus, Foden.
Arsenal: Cech, Bellerin, Sokratis, Mustafi, Maitland-Niles, Guendouzi, Xhaka, Mkhitaryan, Ramsey, Ozil, Aubameyang. Subs: Leno, Elneny, Lacazette, Torreira, Lichtsteiner, Holding, Iwobi.
