Man City vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League live stream, score and latest updates from title decider – Granit Xhaka starts

3 minutes: Ilkay Gundogan storms down the within left channel earlier than slipping the ball out extensive to Jack Grealish. Grealish knocks it again to Kevin De Bruyne whose ball into the center comes too near Aaron Ramsdale.

Grealish leads one other City assault and pulls the ball again into the center of the penalty space. Ramsdale palms it into the trail of De Bruyne who appears to be like to shoot first time.

Just as he’s readying to take the shot, Thomas Partey steps throughout him and receives a kick within the leg. Both males go down and the referee awards a free kick to Arsenal.

Arsenal kick off the match and ship the ball again to Aaron Ramsdale. He belts it lengthy and City win management of possession.

Martin Odegaard presses instantly and nearly nicks the ball again however City’s again line ship it throughout to Kyle Walker who tries to dash down the appropriate had facet.

The gamers step out onto the pitch on the Etihad Stadium. This one feels as huge as a closing, it might show to be one on the finish of the season.

Which manner will tonight’s showdown go? Can Arsenal shock City to get one hand on the Premier League trophy?

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, chatting with BT Sport: “It is different as it is the top two in the Premier League that have been fighting for many months. It is a really important game. It is not decisive, especially in this league, with the amount of points still to play for. We want to win it but we have to earn it.

“Granit Xhaka has been really important throughout the season. Since I have been here he has played every single game. We need that experience, competitiveness and edge. We are happy to have him back.

“We ended Friday’s game with a draw but the feeling that we should have won it. The reality is we gave away two really sloppy goals and in this league it becomes really difficult to win. But the team showed incredible spirit, confidence and hunger not to give up. We will need a lot of that tonight.”

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, chatting with BT Sport: “We are calm. Nothing much to say. Go out there and do your best.

“The defensive structure is for everyone to try to help. We defend all together in high pressing and we defend deep all together. We try to have the ball as much as possible to try to score goals.

“Everyone has seen Arsenal this season. They are strong in all departments. In set pieces, transitions, ball possession, build up with four or with three and Zinchenko inside, the runs from Martinelli and Saka.

“We cannot deny how important it is. It is not decisive but it is a really important game.”

It is a phrase Mikel Arteta has now utilized in public, however solely to stress what he has been saying to his Arsenal gamers behind the coaching floor fences.

To beat this Manchester City, Arteta has asserted to his squad, Arsenal must be good in all the pieces they do. That’s no exaggeration for motivation. He means it about each step, each run, each move. It is perhaps asking quite a bit given Arsenal’s final three video games, however that is what they’ve been constructing in the direction of for months.

Pep Guardiola’s extremely-targeted gamers have been enjoying to those calls for for for much longer. That’s regardless of the Catalan on Tuesday insisting “perfection doesn’t exist in football”. That’s saying one thing given he has presided over a 100-level season, a 98-level season and a home treble, all earlier than presently going for the grandest treble of all.

These are actually the degrees, after 15 years of the Abu Dhabi undertaking. If City win seven of their remaining eight video games, which appears a good expectation, that shall be 91 factors. Arsenal would require 92.

Gabriel Martinelli has been straight concerned in 11 targets in his final 10 league appearances, scoring eight and establishing three for Arsenal.

Martinelli additionally tops the charts for profitable dribbles (56), with Bukayo Saka (42) and Martin Odegaard (39) additionally amongst the highest 10 within the Premier League.

Ederson has stored simply six clear sheets throughout 20 video games in all competitions since Christmas for Manchester City.

Is there a slither of hope that Arsenal can put a few targets previous the Brazilian tonight that will take them to the Premier League title?

The reason behind the frenzy occurred to be Mohamed Elneny’s most noticeable contribution in weeks. The Arsenal midfielder’s Instagram story confirmed William Saliba again within the gymnasium, peddling on an train bike and pointing to his head.

Apart from that, the clip revealed nothing that couldn’t in any other case be seen, however it unfold on social media regardless, producing an excited response from a fan base determined to claw onto any kind of constructive information forward of the journey to Manchester City. This was one: Saliba was again, and all the pieces was going to be fantastic.

And then it wasn’t. First Saliba couldn’t be seen in Arsenal’s coaching images forward of dealing with Southampton final week, then Mikel Arteta delivered the information.

“He is not progressing as quick as we hoped,” Arteta admitted. It all however confirmed that Saliba was out of Arsenal’s largest Premier League recreation in 19 years. While Arteta didn’t need to make predictions, there may be now doubt over whether or not he’ll play once more this season as effectively.

“We are finished,” got here one reply. “Goodbye title,” got here one other, even when Twitter is hardly the place in case you are trying to discover measured reactions.