Mikel Arteta’s in-form Arsenal will be looking to record a fifth straight victory and to cause an upset when they face Pep Guardiola’s table topping Man City on Saturday
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Arsenal face Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday in a clash between the Premier League ’s two most in-form sides, as both aim to continue their hot streak of form.
The Gunners have won their last four matches and have broken into the top four, defeating Norwich City 5-0 last time out on Boxing Day.
As for Pep Guardiola’s side, they have already created an eight point lead at the top of the table after collecting maximum points in their past 10 games.
A hard-fought 1-0 victory away to Brentford on Wednesday night helped to extend that run, which was made even sweeter with Chelsea and Liverpool dropping points.
Both teams have a few players that could be missing for this game, although Mikel Arteta will not take charge of the Gunners after testing positive for Covid-19.
Can Arsenal defy the odds and pull off a result against Man City on Saturday? Have your say in the comments section below.
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When is Arsenal vs Man City?
Arsenal vs Man City will kick off at 12:30pm on Saturday, January 1, 2022 at the Emirates Stadium.
The last meeting between the two sides was in the reverse fixture back at the start of the season, when Man City thrashed the Gunners 5-0 at the Etihad Stadium in August.
Ilkay Gundogan, Ferran Torres and Gabriel Jesus had the game wrapped up by half-time, after Granit Xhaka was dismissed for the visitors, before Rodri and a second from Torres rounded things off after the interval.
How to watch
The match will be televised on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport Ultimate, while there will also be a live stream service online via the BT Sport app.
Match odds
Arsenal vs Man City odds with Grosvenor Sport
Arsenal 5/1
Draw 18/5
Man City 13/25
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Team news
Mikel Arteta’s side will be well rested after having the week to recover from their Boxing Day clash at Norwich and the Spaniard only has a handful of players who could be out for this tie.
Defenders Calum Chambers, Cedric Soares and Takehiro Tomiyasu all tested positive ahead of their most recent game and will continue to self-isolate for the visit of City.
Sead Kolasinac (ankle) is out, while the same can be expected for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after his in-house suspension.
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With this being City’s third game in seven days, Pep Guardiola may opt for a few changes in order to freshen things up, although this won’t be a game he will take lightly.
He could be boosted by the returns of Kyle Walker (illness) and John Stones (knock) for this fixture, but that may depend on late fitness tests.
Ferran Torres has recently moved to Barcelona, while Rodrigo (Covid-19), Liam Delap (ankle) and Benjamin Mendy (suspended) are all out.
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