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29 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 16 SEPTEMBER 2018 SPORTS FOOTBALL Arsenal register their third successive win DESPITE being frustrated in the first half, Xhaka opened the scoring for the Gunners with a long-range free-kick that flew past Magpies goalkeeper Mar- tin Dubravka. As the visitors grew in con- fidence, Mesut Ozil met the rebound of Alexandre Laca- zette's blocked effort to dou- ble his side's advantage. In this way he ensured Arsenal won consecutive away league games for the first time since May 2017. Ciaran Clark responded in stoppage time for the hosts, but Newcastle remain 18th in the table with just one win in their past 10 league games. Granit Xhaka's excellent free-kick set Arsenal on their way to a third consecutive victory under Unai Emery as Newcastle remain without a Premier League win Manchester City ease past Fulham LEROY Sane marked his return to Manchester City's starting line-up in style Sane, making his first league start for Pep Guardiola's side this term, opened the scoring after one minute and 36 seconds with a simple tap-in from Fernandinho's pass. The brilliant David Silva dou- bled the hosts' lead before the break, with Raheem Sterling all but securing the win two minutes into the second half. A fourth win in five games keeps City within touching distance of league leaders Liverpool and Chelsea, who have taken maxi- mum points so far. City were rarely troubled by the newly promoted Cottagers, re- stricting the visitors to handful of half chances at Etihad Stadium. The hosts, perhaps with one eye on Wednesday's Champi- ons League opener against Lyon, eased off the pace in the second half but could have added to their lead with a number of opportuni- ties falling to substitute Gabriel Jesus. Sane celebrating with team mates after scoring for Manchester City