Sunday in the Premier League will bring a highly anticipated match as Manchester City hosts Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium. The two teams were separated by only two points en route to City winning the title last season,

Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta hasn’t had much luck against his mentor Pep Guardiola. He is 1-7-1 in nine Premier League games as a manager against Guardiola’s City. Despite staying in the title race until the end for the past two seasons, Manchester City has come out on top each time.

Former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira believes his old side “have to win” against Manchester City if they are to stand any chance of toppling the reigning Premier League champions. Vieira, 48, was the last Arsenal player to lift the Premier League trophy,

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Arsenal (kick-off 16:30 BST). Here are the key lines from his news conference:

Pep Guardiola has told elite soccer players they are the only ones who can force change in a growing dispute over the number of games they are being asked to play

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola refused to rule Kevin De Bruyne out of Sunday's clash with Arsenal, saying he could yet be involved despite picking up an injury on Wednesday.