Emerging Premier League rivals Manchester City and Arsenal are set to clash in a scintillating fixture tonight at the Emirates Stadium in London. Manchester City will try to finish a challenging week unblemished when they visit an Arsenal side hoping to see some of its injured stars return to match fitness.
For the first time since 2020/21, City started its Premier League campaign solely as a contender and not as the defending champion. Guardiola’s Manchester was dethroned as champions by Liverpool last season, following four successive title wins. Meanwhile, holding their reputation as ‘chokers’ , the Gunners have finished second in the Premier League for three consecutive years.
Man City vs Arsenal: Recent form
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City will be looking to turn a new leaf with their upcoming fixture against Arteta’s Arsenal after suffering a slow start this season. With Arsenal falling just short in title fights with City in 2023 and 2024, the rivalry between the clubs has become increasingly popular over the past few years.
When one looks at their recent encounters Arsenal looks to maintain a slight upper edge as the Gunners absolutely thrashed City to gain a 5-1 defeat at The Emirates last season. Ahead of the game, Guardiola said his team face a stiff challenge on Sunday against an Arsenal side bolstered by the close-season signings of Eberechi Eze, Viktor Gyokeres and Martín Zubimendi.
After a turbulent start to the season, City (2-2-0, 6 points) returned from the September international window in impressive form. Last weekend, Erling Haaland’s brace propelled City to a 3-0 home win over Manchester United, a result that put an end to their two-match Premier League losing streak.
Man City vs Arsenal: How to watch the game in India
The premier league highlight match of the gameweek between Arsenal and City is scheduled to begin at 9 PM IST in emirates stadium today. The match will be broadcasted live on channels affiliated with the Star Sports Network. Fans in India can also catch the livestream of the match on the JioHotstar app and website.
Man City vs Arsenal: Predicted squads
While Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus’ knee injuries have them sidelined for the foreseeable future. It remains to be seen whether Odengard will be joining the gunners opening 11 today.
Arsenal: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Merino, Zubimendi, Rice; Madueke, Gyokeres, Martinelli
Man City: Donnarumma; Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly; Rodri, Silva, Reijnders; Foden, Haaland, Doku