Man City and Arsenal

Manchester City and Arsenal will lock horns at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night, with the Premier League title race hanging in the balance.

The Gunners remain five points clear of second-placed Man City, but Pep Guardiola’s side have two games in hand over their title rivals.

Can Mikel Arteta’s men hold their nerve against the reigning champions? Or will Man City take another step towards clinching a fifth title in six years?

After reaching the Champions League semi-finals at the expense of Bayern Munich in midweek, Man City booked their place in the FA Cup final with a 3-0 victory over Sheffield United on Saturday.

The Cityzens have now won 11 of their last 12 matches in all competitions, with a solitary defeat coming in their previous 20 encounters.

In terms of the Premier League, Man City head into Wednesday’s showdown on a six-game winning streak, with 10 victories coming in their last 12 outings.

Having won each of their previous 12 home games scoring over 2.5 goals in 10 of those victories Guardiola’s men will be hopeful of closing the gap to Arsenal.

As for the Gunners, they came from 2-0 down and 3-1 down to rescue a draw with bottom club Southampton last time out.

Arsenal racked up seven straight Premier League wins between mid-February and early April, but they have since recorded three successive draws to set up a nervy end to the season.

That said, Arteta’s men have only lost three of their 32 league games this term and have avoided defeat in each of their previous 10 league outings.

Man City and Arsenal

It is also worth noting that Arsenal have scored at least two goals in each of their past eight Premier League clashes, so they will fancy their chances of frustrating Man City.

Head-to-head: Manchester City have won each of their last seven meetings with Arsenal in all competitions, scoring 17 goals along the way.