This is arguably the biggest game of the Premier League’s opening weekend as Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City visit the Emirates Stadium to begin their defence of the Premier League title.
The Gunners are starting a new era under Unai Emery after Arsene Wenger’s 22 years reign came to an end last season.
Arsenal will be looking to make a good start even if they are not favourites to win the title this season.
They have looked good under the former Sevilla boss in pre-season.
The Gunners lost on penalties to Atletico Madrid before thrashing a second string PSG side 5-1.
They ended their preseason with a 2-0 win over Lazio so there is optimism in their camp.
The Gunners have also added some good players like Bernd Leno, Sokratis and Lucas Toreira to their side to help their defensive game, while the likes of Pierre Emerick Aubameyang who netted 10 times in just 13 games last season will be leading them from the front.
Manchester City come into this new season having broken almost all the English records last time out and Guardiola will be expecting his players to be ready to go even further this season.
City have had a summer of no departures so they can get some consistency, while the signing of Riyad Mahrez is surely going to help bolster an already impressive attacking lineup.
City won all but three of their away matches last season, so they will be looking to start on that note while Arsenal should be prepared to stop them.
Bookmakers favour Manchester City in this tie.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
Arsenal
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
W
Arsenal
5-1
Paris Saint-Germain
28 Jul, 2018
International Champions Cup
L
Atletico Madrid
1-1
Arsenal
26 Jul, 2018
International Champions Cup
W
Boreham Wood
0-8
Arsenal
14 Jul, 2018
Friendly
W
Huddersfield Town
0-1
Arsenal
13 May, 2018
English Premier League
L
Leicester City
3-1
Arsenal
9 May, 2018
English Premier League
Manchester City
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
L
Manchester City
1-2
Liverpool
26 Jul, 2018
International Champions Cup
L
Manchester City
0-1
Borussia Dortmund
21 Jul, 2018
International Champions Cup
W
Southampton
0-1
Manchester City
13 May, 2018
English Premier League
W
Manchester City
3-1
Brighton & Hove Albion
9 May, 2018
English Premier League
D
Manchester City
0-0
Huddersfield Town
6 May, 2018
English Premier League
H2H
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
Arsenal
0-3
Manchester City
1 Mar, 2018
English Premier League
Arsenal
0-3
Manchester City
25 Feb, 2018
English Carabao Cup
Manchester City
3-1
Arsenal
5 Nov, 2017
English Premier League
Arsenal
2-1
Manchester City
23 Apr, 2017
English FA Cup
Arsenal
2-2
Manchester City
2 Apr, 2017
English Premier League
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