Arsenal fans have been somewhat divided over the strength of the side Mikel Arteta put out in the Carabao Cup second round this week. Some are glad he took it seriously enough to still be in the tournament; others wondering how has it come to this in a cup Arsène Wenger used to give talented youngsters first-team exposure. Either way the 6-0 shellacking of West Brom has at least put a little swagger into Arsenal’s stride as they travel to take on the champions without a league goal or point on the board. Manchester City recovered from their limp opening-day defeat at Tottenham by trouncing Norwich last week and even without Harry Kane or Cristiano Ronaldo they should have the attacking armoury to extend Arsenal’s poor start. Paul Chronnell
Saturday 12.30pm BT Sport 1
Venue Etihad Stadium
Last season Manchester City 1 Arsenal 0
Referee Martin Atkinson
This season G2 Y5 R0 2.5 cards/game
Odds H 3-10 A 13-1 D 6-1
MANCHESTER CITY
Subs from Steffen, Carson, Palmer, Bernabé, Aké, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Sandler, Torres, Stones, Silva, Doyle
Doubtful None
Injured Foden (ankle, Sep), De Bruyne (ankle, unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y2 R0
Form LW
Leading scorers Grealish, Laporte, Mahrez 1
ARSENAL
Subs from Okonkwo, Bellerín, Torreira, Maitland-Niles, Tavares, Nelson, Elneny, Balogun, Kolasinac, Martinelli, Pépé, Chambers, White, Lacazette
Doubtful White (match fitness)
Injured Gabriel (match fitness, Sep), Partey (ankle, Sep), Nketiah (ankle, Sep), Willian (Covid, unknown), Rúnarsson (Covid, unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y3 R0
Form LL
Leading scorer n/a
