Arsenal suffer worst Premier League start as Manchester City thrash Mikel Arteta's side 5-0 at Etihad

A 5-0 collapse at Manchester City on Saturday left Arsenal with three losses without scoring at the start of the season for the first time in its history.

Arsenal suffered their worst Premier League start as Manchester City thrashed the hapless 10-man Gunners 5-0 at Etihad on Saturday. Arsenal have lost their opening three league games of a season for the first time since 1954-55. Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta, back at the Etihad Stadium where he worked as an assistant between 2016 and 2019, watched in horror as his team fell apart early on, with Ilkay Gundogan and Ferran Torres giving City a 2-0 lead inside 12 minutes.