Arsenal take on Manchester City in the Premier League at the Emirates this afternoon.
The Gunners are strong underdogs for the match against a side that Mikel Arteta described earlier this week as one of the best around.
“I think they are the best team in Europe at the moment,” he said. “The way they are performing, the football they are playing and the consistency of the results take all that it an it makes them the best team.
“So we have a big but as well a very exciting challenge ahead of us on Sunday.”
City go into the game having won their last 15 matches in a row, and are 10 points clear at the top the Premier League. They also have the added bonus of being able to welcome back Kevin De Bruyne for the match although Ilkay Gundogan remains a doubt.
Arsenal have a few injury problems of their own and will be without Thomas Partey for the match. Kieran Tierney could be set to make his first start in over a month though.
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Arsenal full XI: Leno; Bellerin, Holding, Mari, Tierney; Xhaka, Elneny; Saka, Odegaard, Pepe, Aubameyang
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Gundogan and De Bruyne start for City.
Guardiola has a double midfield injury boost for of this afternoon’s Premier League clash with Arsenal.
In-form midfielder Ilkay Gundogan is fit after missing the midweek win over Everton, while Kevin de Bruyne made his return from injury as a substitute in that game – and both start at the Emirates.
Gundogan has been arguably the best player in the country in recent weeks, scoring 11 goals in his last 11 appearances.
John Stones and Oleksandr Zinchenko were both unused substitutes against the Toffees and come into the back four, while Sergio Aguero is on the bench once more, with Guardiola determined not to rush his return.
That means Riyad Mahrez and Raheem Sterling play in attack, though in a strikerless system the likes of De Bruyne, Gundogan and Bernardo Silva will also be tasked with getting into the box.
Man City XI: Ederson, Joao Cancelo, Dias, Stones, Zinchenko, Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Mahrez, De Bruyne, Sterling
Subs: Walker, Gabriel Jesus, Aguero, Steffen, Laporte, Rodri, Torres, Mendy, Foden
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