Arsenal have defeated Manchester City in league competition on 85 occasions, which represents the most Manchester City have lost against any club from 170 meetings winning only 46 and drawing 39. In current times and given Arsenals recent few years of decline City could soon catch up.
Manchester City vs Arsenal, 12.30pm GMT
The professor meets the protege at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday lunchtime, as Manchester City take on Arsenal in game week 3 of the 2021-22 Premier League season.
Both sides recorded crushing victories in their most recent encounters, with City easing to a 5-0 success over Norwich City, while the Gunners thrashed West Bromwich Albion 6-0 in the EFL Cup.
Having recovered from their Community Shield defeat to Leicester City and opening-day loss to Tottenham Hotspur, the champions recorded their second consecutive 5-0 Premier League win on home soil following last seasons final-day drubbing of Everton, but Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea remain above Guardiola’s men for the time being.
Having supposedly been given only another few games to save his job in the Emirates dugout, Arteta’s intention to lay down a marker in the EFL Cup was clear, as a strong Gunners XI thrashed a youthful-looking West Bromwich Albion side 6-0 in Wednesday’s second-round clash. But that win although big will do little to convince fans they can do it in the league.
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