Arsenal vs Man City: Gunners prepare prematch display ahead of game

“It’s not a decisive game as after this we have to play 21 games more”, said the Chilean.

Arsenal have no new injury concerns following their win over Aston Villa last time round.

However, captain Vincent Kompany remains unavailable for selection despite returning to light training following a calf injury so he joins Fernando, Pablo Zabaleta and Samir Nasri on the sidelines.

“It will be a very tight game because if you look at the numbers since the start of the season, offensively and defensively the numbers are very close”. It has been a bitter relationship between the two teams over the last few years, as City has snatched up its fair share of Arsenal stars thanks to its big budget and deep pockets.

Two Riyad Mahrez penalties and a goal from Shinji Okazaki put Leicester on 38 points from 17 games, with chasing Arsenal and Manchester City, who clash on Monday, on 33 and 32 respectively. “When one of my teammates is better positioned, I will pass the ball, because I play for the team and not for me”.

If they fail to find the net at the Emirates, it will be the first time in nearly 10 years that they have gone four straight away league games without a goal.

“Tottenham can be involved, so can Liverpool and Crystal Palace”.

Giroud, 29, is Arsenal’s top scorer in the Premier League this season with nine goals but he only returned to the starting lineup late in October after recovering from a dip in form.

Manchester United were the last team to win the league with 80 points back in 2011 but Chelsea needed 87 points to lift the trophy last season.

The study also revealed that Americans are the Premier League’s biggest foreign fan base buying resale tickets, and the U.S. is the only nation to appear in the top three nationalities of overseas supporters that buy tickets for each top flight club.

Arsenal can move four points clear of second-placed City and to within two points of Leicester if Wenger’s side beat Manuel Pellegrini’s side.

These two teams arguably boast the greatest array of creative talent in the Premier League, though City just about edge it, 128 to 106.

“We have to play five of the next six away”.

At the other end, Petr Cech’s clean sheet on Sunday equalled David James’s Premier League record of 169 shutouts.

Arsenal face Manchester City tonight with both sides, like the middle of an ice cream sandwich, coming under pressure from above and below.

I said: “I can not give him to you on loan because I need him”.