Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta hasn’t had much luck against his mentor Pep Guardiola. He is 1-7-1 in nine Premier League games as a manager against Guardiola’s City. Despite staying in the title race until the end for the past two seasons, Manchester City has come out on top each time.

Kyle Walker also starts ahead of Rico Lewis at right-back, while Jeremy Doku is preferred to Jack Grealish on the wing. Phil Foden is named among the substitutes, meanwhile. As for Arsenal, Riccardo Calafiori makes a surprise start and comes in for Ben White, who drops to the bench.