Arsenal starting XI: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Rice, Jorginho, Odegaard; Trossard, Jesus, Nketiah.
Arsenal substitutes: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, Kiwior, Partey, Smith Rowe, Vieira, Nelson, Martinelli, Havertz.
Manchester City starting XI: Ederson; Walker, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol; Kovacic, Lewis; Bernardo, Foden, Alvarez; Haaland.
Manchester City substitutes: Ortega, Phillips, Stones, Grealish, Doku, Gomez, Akanji, Nunes, Bobb.
Arsenal are back in action this afternoon as they host Manchester City in a huge game at the Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners are looking to lay down a marker in the Premier League title race with City still most people’s favourites to claim top spot.
David Raya continues in goal despite a shaky display against Lens in midweek with a familiar back four ahead of him.
Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes and Oleksandr Zinchenko all feature for Arsenal with Jorginho playing in a deep midfield role.
That frees up Declan Rice to go forward a little more alongside Martin Odegaard.
Bukayo Saka is not fit to be involved today, so it’s an Arsenal front there of Gabriel Jesus, Eddie Nketiah and Leandro Trossard this afternoon.
Gabriel Martinelli does land a spot on the bench as he returns from injury, joining Aaron Ramsdale, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Jakub Kiwior, Thomas Partey, Emile Smith Rowe, Fabio Vieira, Reiss Nelson and Kai Havertz.
City go with Ederson in goal behind a back four of Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake and Josko Gvardiol.
We are likely to see Walker or Gvardiol move centrally to join Mateo Kovacic in midfield, with Rico Lewis pushing forward to join Julian Alvarez in an attacking midfield role.
Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden line up out wide with Erling Haaland leading the line for City this afternoon.
That means Jeremy Doku and Jack Grealish are only on the bench, joining Stefan Ortega, Kalvin Phillips, John Stones, Joe Gomez, Manuel Akanji, Matheus Nunes and Oscar Bobb.
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