Evening Standard
·20 September 2024
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Top of the table clash at the Etihad Stadium
City currently sit top of the table following a brilliant start to the season, having won all four of their games thus far.
Still, they were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw by Inter Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday night and could be without star playmaker Kevin De Bruyne after he was taken off following a knock.
Defeat to Arsenal, who took four points off Pep Guardiola’s side last year, would see them cede top spot – with the Gunners reaching the summit.
Mikel Arteta’s side battled through adversity last week to claim a vital 1-0 win at bitter rivals Tottenham, while they followed that up with a 0-0 Champions League draw at Atalanta.
Here’s everything you need to know about the game.
The Etihad Stadium in Manchester will host.
TV channel: The game will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra HDR.
Live stream: Subscribers will be able to watch via the Sky Go app.
LIVE coverage: Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog!
Guardiola revealed City’s medical staff confirmed De Bruyne could not play the second half against Inter, although later hinted the playmaker could be involved against Arsenal.
Oscar Bobb and Nathan Ake, meanwhile, are definitely out for the champions.
Arsenal will be without Martin Odegaard for an extended period of time after scans revealed the midfielder had suffered relatively significant ankle ligament damage. Declan Rice is back from suspension, while Bukayo Saka and Riccardo Calafiori were able to feature on Thursday.
Big blow: Martin Odegaard is facing an extended period out of action
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Still out for the Gunners are Takehiro Tomiyasu, Kieran Tierney, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Mikel Merino.
Neither team will want to give much away this early into the season.
Draw, 1-1.
Man City wins: 65
Draws: 46
Arsenal wins: 100
Man City to win: 4/5
Draw: 5/2
Arsenal to win: 15/4
Odds via Betfair and subject to change.