League leaders Manchester City will travel to the Emirates to take on Arsenal on Sunday with the hopes of extending their comfortable lead at the head of the Premier League table and prolonging their impressive win streak.
The home side are not exactly exhibiting consistent form, with just one win, along with two draws and two losses in their last five.
The Gunners currently sit in tenth after one of the worst starts to a season in club history, and are still backing their manager Mikel Arteta.
A positive for Arsenal on Sunday would be that Kieran Tierney is back to fitness, after making a return from the bench after an injury on Thursday against Benfica.
Arsenal can take victory from beating mid-table rivals and tricky customers Leeds United last week after a hat-trick from captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang drove them to a 4-2 win.
Pep Guardiola’s men meanwhile certainly have momentum behind them, with a 17-game win streak in all competitions in tow.
This fantastic run of form has City ten points up on second place rivals Manchester United and firmly favourites to lift the Premier League trophy in May.
Dauntingly for Arsenal, the Sky Blues have not been at full strength, with midfielder Kevin de Bruyne returning from injury in their mid-week 3-1 win over Everton being an intimidating prospect for Sunday.
After a minor groin issue, the in-form Ilkay Gundogan looks unlikely to play, while Nathan Ake is the only definite absentee as it stands.
While Arsenal have a tendency to often perform when you least expect them to against good teams, just like they did against Chelsea around Christmas, it would be foolish to not favour Manchester City to further extend their lead over their Manchester rivals.
With this conclusion, I will predict that Pep Guardiola’s men will leave the Emirates with a 2-0 win.
