City welcome the Gunners to the Etihad this Sunday in a key fixture the Premier League Champions. City are currently in 2nd place just points behind leaders Chelsea. Arsenal are just three places behind. Arsenal have only won one of their last four away games while City have either won or drawn their last fourteen matches in all competitions .

Team News

Samir Nasri faces three to four weeks on the sidelines after suffering a calf injury in training this week and Yaya Toure is away on International duty with the Ivory Coast. Pellegrini has declared all other players fit and in contention, including captain Vincent Kompany and strikers Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko.

Arsenal defender Kieran Gibbs is expected to be passed fit, while Theo Walcott and Mesut Ozil are also in contention after coming off the bench against Stoke last Sunday. Danny Welbeck (thigh), Jack Wilshere (ankle), Mathieu Debuchy (shoulder), Mikel Arterta (ankle) and Abou Diaby (calf) are all ruled out.

Stats

The last time Man City played Arsenal at home they won 6-3

Over the total times that the two teams have played each other Arsenal have won 94 times compared to Man City’s 49

Arsenal have only lost 2 of their last 12 matches

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