Sergio Agüero and Alexis Sánchez, arguably the season’s best players thus far, should share the same field in a contest Manchester City will be desperate to win as their next league outing is a title showdown with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Yet Arsenal will want a say: can Arsène Wenger’s team finally beat the champions on their own patch to end a five-year drought in north Manchester? Jamie Jackson
Kick-off Sunday 4pm
Venue Etihad Stadium
Last season Man City 6 Arsenal 3
Live Sky Sports 1
Referee M Dean
This season G15, Y64, R4, 4.53 cards per game
Odds H 5-6 A 7-2 D 3-1
Manchester City
Subs from Caballero, Wright, Sinclair, Sagna, Boyata, Lampard, Clichy, Pozo, Dzeko, Jovetic, Mangala
Doubtful Dzeko (match fitness)
Injured Nasri (calf, 7 Feb)
Unavailable Bony (Afcon), Touré (Afcon)
Suspended None
Form WWWDWD
Discipline Y48 R2
Leading scorer Agüero 14
Arsenal
Subs from Martínez, Szczesny, Özil, Chambers, Hayden, Flamini, Rosicky, Campbell, Walcott, Akpom, Gibbs
Doubtful Gibbs (achilles)
Injured Welbeck (thigh, 31 Jan), Wilshere (ankle, Mar), Arteta (calf, Apr), Debuchy (shoulder, Apr), Diaby (calf, unknown), Gnabry (knee, unknown)
Suspended None
Form WDWWLW
Discipline Y45 R2
Leading scorer Sánchez 12
