What Mateo Kovacic told Kyle Walker after red card risk in Man City moments missed vs Arsenal

Manchester City fell to yet another defeat on Sunday afternoon as they were beaten 1-0 at Arsenal.

Pep Guardiola's side fell to a late Gabriel Martinelli winner at the Emirates after playing out what looked set to be a tense 0-0 draw. The Gunners winger was able to cut inside on 86 minutes, his effort deflecting off Nathan Ake and past a wrong-footed Ederson.

It is a third domestic defeat in a row for City, who have been unable to fill the void left by Rodri. Erling Haaland failed to register a shot on target and is now goalless in three matches, while Mateo Kovacic was fortunate not to have been shown a second yellow card for a late challenge on Declan Rice.

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Here are some moments you might have missed from the defeat.

City knew they would have to be clinical against a solid Arsenal defence if they were to get anything from Sunday, and the players were practicing their shooting against back-up goalkeeper Stefan Ortega on the warm-up. Jack Grealish was a substitute for the clash and not involved in the drill, but the winger was pinging volleys across the pitch with his teammates.

But he almost got off on the wrong foot with an assistant referee, skewing one of his passes and almost hitting the official as he was warming up. Luckily, he saw the funny side of the close call and the pair laughed it off, although he could have been due some stick if he did come on and play on that assistant's side.

Large portions of the game resembled a chess match, with two tactically-advanced managers waiting for the other to blink. As modern teams do now, Arsenal were attempting to goad City into pressing and over-committing,