Arsenal and Manchester City will lock horns in the Premier League matchday 21 at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. The kick-off is at 15:30 CEST.

Preview

There arguably could be no better time for Arsenal to face PL leaders Man City as Mikel Arteta's men are coming into this encounter on the back of five victories in a row across all competitions, including a 5-0 thrashing of Norwich City on Boxing Day. Arteta himself, however, will be absent from the Emirates Stadium dugout as he's tested positive for Covid-19 lately.

Pep Guardiola's side, for their part, have registered 10 wins in the English top flight on the bounce ahead of their trip to London. The latest one took place at Brentford when Phil Foden's goal secured all three points for the Cityzens on Wednesday (1-0) and thus has extended the gap to second-placed Chelsea to eight points and to 15 points over the Gunners who have a game in hand.

Team news

While Calum Chambers, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Cedric Soares and Ainsley Maitland-Niles are all unavailable for the hosts due to Covid-19, Sead Kolasinac has been ruled out with a long-term injury. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, in turn, remains out through his rift with Arteta. Guardiola, on the contrary, have all but fully fit squad at his disposal with Kyle Walker, John Stones and Rodri as the only fitness doubts.

Prediction

Even if the Gunners have had three more days to prepare for their first game in 2021 as Tuesday's clash with Wolverhampton was postponed due to a coronavirus outbreak in the Wanderers' squad, it would be a huge surprise if they manage to stop Man City's phenomenal streak on Saturday. What's more, Arsenal were destroyed 5-0 in the reverse fixture in Manchester in August and it doesn't seem that City have weakened since then. Hence, let's back the Cityzens to extend their winning run in the English top flight to 11 matches in this one.

Tip

Manchester City to win and total over 1.5 at 1.75 with 1XBET.