Highlights: Manchester City 1-0 Arsenal

City stuck to their guns, controlling the tempo of the game and attempting to advance to the next round of the Cup. Initially, there were no chances for either team in the first fifteen minutes. A mistake by Rob Holding allowed Erling Haaland to shoot from distance, but his acrobatic effort was handled calmly.

Arsenal settled into the game as the first half wore on, forcing Stefan Ortega to make several powerful saves in City's net.Fighting and wariness remained on both sides until the final whistle in the opening 45 minutes, with neither team looking too keen on taking a risk going forward.

Caution continued in the second half of the game. City looked more likely to threaten the untouched scoresheet, but the Blues appeared to be missing a final pass on the night.That was until Julian Alvarez, who came on as a second-half substitute, fired over the post just after the hour and the first shot went over the Gunners' goal.The visitors' luck didn't last long, and after dodging the first bullet, Nathan Ake scored the first goal almost immediately with a shot into the bottom corner.