Premier League: Manchester City vs Arsenal preview

Premier League: Manchester City vs Arsenal preview
Undefeated league leaders Manchester City will have their streak tested on Sunday when Arsenal visit the Etihad Stadium. The two teams last met in the FA Cup semi-finals last season and Arsenal prevailed 2-1 after extra time thanks to a goal from Alexis Sanchez. Last season's Premier League meetings between the two sides were quite spectacular, Manchester City won 2-1 at home before recording a 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium. Arsenal have not won at Manchester City since 2015. Manchester City are a formidable force this season, they have not lost a single game since the start of the campaign and have been dominating both the Premier League and their Champions League group. This week they secured a 4-2 victory at Napoli, a result which guarantees their qualification to the next round with two group matches to spare. Last weekend they did struggle a bit at West Brom in the Premier League, but eventually won 3-2. Vincent Kompany and Benjamin Mendy remain the only injury concerns for manager Pep Guardiola. Arsenal recovered from a shaky start to the season, they had lost two of the first three matches of the campaign but then won ten matches out of thirteen in all competitions and lost just once. Last weekend they fought back from 1-0 down at the break to defeat Swansea 2-1, but they are still nine points behind leaders Manchester City. In midweek the Gunners were held to a goalless draw at the Emirates Stadium by Crvena zvezda in the Europa League, but Arsene Wenger rested all his first-team regulars and fielded an experimental side. Santi Cazorla, Sead Kolasinac and Danny Welbeck are out injured, while Shkodran Mustafi might have a chance to recover in time. Probable line-ups: Man City: Ederson - Walker, Stones, Otamendi, Delph - De Bruyne, Fernandinho, D. Silva - Sterling, Aguero, Sane Arsenal: Cech - Koscielny, Mertesacker, Holding - Bellerin, Ramsey, Xhaka, Monreal - Ozil, Sanchez - Lacazette My prediction: Man City to win 3-2. Here are the odds for the match at Bet365: Man City win - 1.44 Draw - 5.00 Arsenal win - 7.50
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