Given how often they were in his firing line neither Arsène Wenger nor Manuel Pellegrini will have shed too many tears over José Mourinho, which leaves them as the only current top-flight managers to have won the Premier League title. Both would very much like to do so again, however, so expect respective matchwinners Alexis Sánchez and Sergio Agüero to return earlier than expected. Paul Chronnell
Kick-off Monday 8pm
Venue Emirates Stadium
Last season Arsenal 2 Man City 2
Live Sky Sports 1
Referee A Marriner
This season G9, Y37, R2, 4.3 cards per game
Odds H 13-8 A 2-1 D 45-17
Arsenal
Subs from Ospina, Macey, Debuchy, Chambers, Gibbs, Gabriel, Sánchez, Reine-Adelaide, Oxlade-Chamberlain
Doubtful Sánchez (hamstring)
Injured Arteta (calf, 28 Dec), Wilshere (leg, 8 Jan), Rosicky (knee, 24 Jan), Welbeck (knee, Feb), Coquelin (knee, Mar), Cazorla (knee, Apr)
Suspended None
Form WDLDWW
Discipline Y17 R2
Leading scorer Giroud 9
Manchester City
Subs from Caballero, Wright, Iheanacho, Clichy, Navas, Manu García, Humphreys-Grant, Demichelis, Delph, Roberts, Bony
Doubtful Agüero (match fitness)
Injured Kompany (calf, 29 Dec), Zabaleta (knee, 29 Dec), Fernando (2 Jan), Nasri (both hamstring, Apr)
Suspended None
Form WDLWLW
Discipline Y29 R0
Leading scorer Agüero 7
