Man City v Arsenal

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Without doubt, the most keenly anticipated fixture this weekend in the Premier League schedule is this upcoming battle between Manchester City and Arsenal as the top two teams in the last couple of seasons will once again go head-to-head at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon with Manchester City looking to pick up a fifth league win on the trot, while Arsenal head into this upcoming clash on the back of a 1-0 win over arch-rivals Tottenham.

Manchester City have already taken their customary place at the top of the Premier League table thanks to racking up four wins on the trot as Pep Guardiola's side have come out of the starting blocks in impressive fashion.

Victories gained over the likes of Chelsea, Ipswich Town, West Ham and Brentford but with no disrespect to these opponents, City's biggest test is likely to await them at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon against title rivals, Arsenal.

Nevertheless, Manchester City bring an excellent sequence of results in the domestic top flight into this upcoming tussle as the hosts have won their last 13 games on the trot in the Premier League and indeed, The Citizens are unbeaten in each of their previous 27 matches overall in the top flight.

Arsenal also occupy their customary position of second place in the early Premier League standings as The Gunners are also unbeaten after the opening four games of this new English top flight season which consists of three wins and a draw.

Victories against Wolves, Aston Villa and most satisfying of all, Tottenham, will give Arsenal plenty of confidence ahead of this upcoming trip to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon, especially as the latter two wins were both achieved on the road in 2-0 and 1-0 victories respectively.

Mikel Arteta's side have won nine out of their last 10 matches overall in the Premier League while the bigger picture shows the north London visitors have slipped to just one defeat in their previous 22 league matches overall, that being a 2-0 loss at home to Aston Villa last season, along with picking up 19 wins in the process as well.

However, despite being dealt just that single defeat (as well as being held to a draw), that was enough for Arsenal to yet again miss out on claiming the Premier League title at the end of last season, such are the fine margins of either success or failure at the very top of the Premier League table.

Manchester City v Arsenal Verdict

Manchester City are unbeaten in each of their last 10 meetings at home against Arsenal and this trend looks set to continue on Sunday afternoon as City have stormed out of the starting blocks in explosive fashion.

Therefore, our main bet will be Manchester City win @ 1.80

Other side bets worth considering:

Manchester City win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.00

Correct Score: Manchester City 2-0 @ 9.00