Arsenal vs Manchester City Tips & Preview - Open contest to produce goals

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Arsenal and Man City both won their recent Champions League matches.
Both teams are in strong form, with Arsenal unbeaten in their last 5 against City.
Key players: Haaland (6 goals) for City; Gyokeres, Zubimendi, and Eze impressing for Arsenal.

Arsenal vs Manchester City

Arsenal will aim to maintain their fine start to the season when they host Manchester City in an English Premier League fixture on Sunday.

The Citizens are also showing signs of improvement lately and should be fired up for this one. The last few meetings have produced thrilling encounters, and another open contest could be expected here.

Arsenal News

Arsenal come into this clash off the back of a 2-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao on match-day one of the UEFA Champions League. After failing to make any headway in the first half, Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard came off the bench to provide the breakthrough.

That result maintains a solid start to the season for Arsenal, who have won four of their five matches across all competitions so far. Three of those wins have come in the Premier League, including a 3-0 home victory over Nottingham Forest last time out.

Mikel Arteta will be pleased with the performance of Viktor Gyokeres, who has three goals, while the likes of Martin Zubimendi and Eberechi Eze have also impressed. They have scored first in four of their five matches this term, while two of their last three Premier League fixtures have produced over 2.5 goals.

Manchester City News

Manchester City were also victorious in the Champions League, claiming a 2-0 home victory over Napoli. They laboured for much of the first half before finding the breakthrough with goals from Erling Haaland and Jeremy Doku.

That was the second straight victory for Manchester City, who appear to be finding their rhythm again following successive defeats to Tottenham and Brighton. Pep Guardiola's team claimed a 3-0 home victory over Manchester City in their previous Premier League fixture.

Erling Haaland's form this season will be pleasing to Manchester, with the striker already scoring six goals across all competitions so far. He leads a solid attack that has ensured two of the last three matches across all competitions have produced over 2.5 goals.

Head to Head

Manchester City have seven wins while Arsenal have picked up two victories, with three draws in the last 12 matches. However, the Gunners have claimed the upper hand in recent meetings and are unbeaten in the last five meetings, claiming a 5-1 victory in the last clash at the Emirates.

Verdict

Arsenal v Man City

Manchester City may have had a few stumbles already, but they appear to be back in their groove, while Arsenal have been solid all season. A thrilling contest is expected here, and with both teams scoring in their last two meetings, which produced over 2.5 goals, a repeat is on the cards.

Arsenal have a knack for fast starts and have opened the scoring in four of their five matches this season. They could be backed to grab the opening goal once again.

Arsenal

To Score First Goal

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