ARSENAL v MAN CITY

4.0pm on Sky Sports

LAST MEETING

Manchester City thumped Arsenal 3-0 at The Emirates on March 1, five days after beating them by the same scoreline in the FA Cup semi-final.

KEY BATTLE

Much-maligned Mesut Ozil impressed in pre-season and will look to test City midfielder Fernandinho.

CONNECTION

Arsenal duo Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitayran played in the same Borussia Dortmund side as Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan.

STAT OF THE DAY

Pep Guardiola and Unai Emery met 10 times in Spain as managers, with the new Arsenal boss going winless.

THE LINE-UPS

ARSENAL: Cech; Bellerin, Sokratis, Mustafi, MaitlandNiles; Ramsey, Torreira; Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Aubameyang; Lacazette.

MAN CITY: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Laporte, Mendy; Fernandinho; B Silva, De Bruyne; Mahrez, Aguero, Sane.