Sunday sees the first blockbuster showdown of the season, as the two Premier League front runners clash in what will be a likely battle down to the last game of the Premier League season.
Mikel Arteta is desperate to beat his mentor, Pep Guardiola, to a Premier League title, as Arsenal creep closer to their rivals better, looking to take down the City juggernaut.
The Gunners have been outstanding defensively recently, further proved with their dogged 1-0 north London derby win last weekend. In midweek, the Arsenal defence remained solid in their Champions League clash with Atalanta. They have managed to keep clean sheets in both of their away games in the league this season and have proven to be an extremely difficult side to break down. The Gunners have impressively kept nine clean sheets in their last 10 away games in the Premier League.
City have conceded just 18 goals in their last 20 league games at the Etihad Stadium. The hosts were left frustrated against Inter in a goalless draw at San Siro on Tuesday, facing a similar test here. The home side failed to score in this fixture on both occasions last season and this fixture saw just one goal in the two league matches last season with the corresponding meeting also ending without a goal.
With Arsenal likely to play in a slightly reserved manner and possessing such a strong defence there is potential for this game to produce minimal clear-cut chances and goal scoring opportunities which could result in a low scoring game.
TIP: Under 2.5 Match Goals @ 1.80 (Bet365)
