Notable statistics of the Man City - Arsenal match
Arsenal drew 0-0 at the Etihad Stadium in March. Arsenal only managed 6 shots in that game, with an expected goals average of 0.66 (xG). This is Arsenal's lowest attacking output in years.
The Gunners have been consistent in their opening four Premier League games of the season, ranking 14th in the Premier League for shots (45) and 14th for xG (4.99) despite having the fourth most touches in the opposition penalty area (140).
And with captain Martin Ødegaard sidelined with an ankle injury that Arteta described as "serious", there is every chance that Arsenal will head to Manchester with a similar approach to the one they used at Spurs last weekend.
Arsenal played out a goalless draw with Atalanta in midweek, once again showing their defensive prowess but also showing how much trouble they have in attack without the Norwegian.
Bukayo Saka is a very important player for Arsenal at the moment. He has participated in 5/6 goals of the team since the beginning of the season (1 goal, 4 assists). This midfielder has assisted in 4 consecutive matches, an achievement only surpassed by the legendary Henry in the 2004-2005 season (assisted in 5 consecutive matches).
Arteta will have Declan Rice available after he was suspended for last week's win over Spurs, while Raheem Sterling could feature against his former club, following his loan move from Chelsea.
Sterling (91 goals) is Man City's joint-top scorer in the Premier League with Sergio Agüero (184) ahead of Erling Haaland (72). The Norwegian is still chasing his 100th goal for City in all competitions, having failed to find the net against Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League.
Haaland has scored nine goals in just four appearances, including two hat-tricks against Ipswich Town and West Ham, as well as a brace against Brentford. Only Luis Suarez has scored more goals in four consecutive Premier League appearances than Haaland in that time, with the Uruguayan scoring a hat-trick and three braces in December 2013.
Man City have won their last 13 Premier League games and there have only been 6 cases where a team has won 14 or more consecutive games. Guardiola's Man City won 18 consecutive games in 2017, 15 consecutive games in 2019 and 2021. Therefore, the Etihad team can completely equal their own record in the past.
However, Arsenal are also formidable. They have not trailed in their last 11 away games in the Premier League, winning 10 and keeping nine clean sheets.
Head to head record Man City vs Arsenal
Man City are unbeaten in their last nine home Premier League games against Arsenal (W7 D2) since a 0-2 defeat in January 2015.
However, Arsenal picked up four points against Man City in the Premier League last season, double the number they had in their previous 15 meetings with The Citizens (2 draws, 13 losses).
The Gunners also kept clean sheets in both Premier League meetings with City last season. Prior to that, Arsenal had conceded 40 goals in 16 meetings with Man City.
Arsenal have won 99 of their 211 meetings with Man City in all competitions (D47 L65). Arsenal are the Citizens' toughest opponents in history.
