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City beat Arsenal in Beijing

July 27 2012 at 05:53pm
By SAPA

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Premier League champions Manchester City beat Arsenal 2-0 on Friday in a pre-season played at Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium.

Beijing – Premier League champions Manchester City beat Arsenal 2-0 on Friday in a pre-season played in a downpour at Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium.

Pablo Zabaleta opened the scoring in the 40th minute and Yaya Toure found the net three minutes later.

Arsenal was without Robin van Persie, their captain and top scorer last season with 37 goals in all competitions. The Dutch striker, who said earlier this month that he would not extend his current contract, has been linked with a move to either City, their local rival Manchester United or Juventus next season.

The match was played in the main 2008 Beijing Games stadium on the day of the London Olympics' opening ceremony.

City begin their title defence at home to newly-promoted Southampton on Aug. 19, while Arsenal hosts Sunderland. – Sapa-AP

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