A make-or-break week for Manchester City’s title defence begins with Arsenal before they travel to Everton on Wednesday and then Chelsea. Following Tuesday’s defeat by Newcastle Pep Guardiola’s side require a run of victories while hoping that Liverpool slip up. Against Unai Emery’s side it will be tough, Arsenal having moved up to fourth. Jamie Jackson
Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League
Venue Etihad Stadium
Last season Manchester City 3 Arsenal 1
Referee Martin Atkinson
This season G19 Y60 R1 3.26 cards/game
Odds H 1-3 A 8-1 D 5-1
MANCHESTER CITY
Subs from Muric, Gündogan, Foden, Otamendi, B Silva, Jesus, Mahrez, Delph, Zinchenko, Mendy
Doubtful Mendy (match fitness)
Injured Bravo (achilles, unknown), Kompany (knock, unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y31 R1
Form LWWWWL
Leading scorer Agüero 11
ARSENAL
Subs from Cech, Lichtsteiner, Jenkinson, Mavropanos, Kolasinac, Guendouzi, Elneny, Ramsey, Willock, Nketiah, Mkhitaryan, Xhaka
Doubtful Maitland-Niles (knee), Mkhitaryan (foot)
Injured Papastathopoulos (ankle, 21 Feb), Bellerín, Holding (both knee, unknown), Welbeck (ankle, unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y43 R0
Form DLWLWW
Leading scorer Aubameyang 15