Arsenal will have to make a daunting trip to the Etihad Stadium to take on Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday. The Gunners managed to grab a hard-fought victory versus Cardiff City earlier this week which should give them some momentum going into this league encounter against the Citizens.
Unai Emery’s men have somehow managed to climb up to the 4th place of the league table so they are in dire need of securing a result this weekend which could go a long way in helping them claim a top 4 finish at the end of this campaign.
4-3-1-2 Arsenal Predicted Lineup To Face Manchester City
Defence
Bernd Leno will start as Emery’s first-choice goalkeeper despite failing to keep a clean sheet against the Bluebirds during his last outing. However, the German shot-stopper can be expected to have a busy afternoon as he would go up against the best attack in Premier League football.
The Gunners boss could opt to start with a makeshift defensive pair of Nacho Monreal and Shkodran Mustafi in the absence of Laurent Koscielny and Sokratis Papastathopoulos who are both out of this clash due to injury.
Stephan Lichtsteiner might operate as the right-back while Sead Kolasinac will look to make an impact on the other side as the left-back.
The North London giants have had their fair share of defensive problems during this campaign, so it would be challenging for them to keep things stable at the back versus the Citizens on Sunday.
Midfield
Emery could opt for a solid midfield comprised of Matteo Guendouzi, Lucas Torreira and Granit Xhaka as the three of them have worked well together in recent weeks. If they are at the top of their game, then it could give Arsenal an edge in this contest.
Aaron Ramsey will be given the license to express himself as he floats in and around the Citizens penalty area.
Attack
Arsenal will likely have both Pierre Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette operating as the strikers up top. Both forwards are in a rich vein of form so we can expect either one of them to find the back of the net at the Etihad Stadium.
