City finished with 55% possession. I was going to write that it seemed to me that Arsenal never really posed a threat but didn't follow the match closely and so didn't know for sure. The Guardian confirmed my impressionistic view:
Full-time: Arsenal 0-2 Manchester City
De Bruyne comes close at the death but then the whistle blows. That was very comfortable for City, who weren’t really close to their best but were up against an Arsenal team that is currently neither one thing nor the other. Sterling and Bernardo Silva scored fine goals;
Arsenal never really looked like posing a consistent threat but they’ll need judging later, and against weaker sides than City. For now,
the champions – without a number of key players from the start here – are up and running!
Who were we missing?