Man City vs Arsenal live score, result, stats, updates, lineups from Premier League title race match

ETIHAD STADIUM, MANCHESTER — Champions Manchester City host Arsenal on what could prove to be a pivotal day in the Premier League title race.

The Gunners began Sunday at the top of the table but it will be second-versus-third at kickoff in Manchester if Liverpool avoid defeat at home to Brighton & Hove Albion in the day's earlier match.

If this one ends in a draw like City's trip to Anfield prior to the international break, it could hand Jurgen Klopp's side valuable impetus in the three-way battle for glory. If either of Pep Guardiola or Mikel Arteta's sides are victorious, they will feel they hold a key advantage.

Arsenal were blown away 4-1 in this fixture last term, a result that all but confirmed City's third successive Premier League title. However, they won this season's meeting at Emirates Stadium 1-0 to record a first league success against City since December 2015.

The Sporting News is following Man City vs. Arsenal live, providing score updates, commentary and highlights as they happen.

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Projected lineups:

Man City (4-2-3-1, right to left): Ederson (GK) — Akanji, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol — Rodri, Silva — Foden, De Bruyne, Grealish — Haaland.

Arsenal (4-3-3, right to left): Raya (GK) — White, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior — Rice, Jorginho, Odegaard —  Saka, Havertz, Trossard.

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3 hours before kickoff: It's 11 months since Arsenal were ripped to shreds on this ground and their title dream died. It's understandable that the Etihad Stadium carries plenty of trepidation for the Gunners. They have not won here since the 2014/15 season and Pep Guardiola has overseen victories in seven out of