RIVALRY: Arsenal vs Manchester City – Pep Guardiola and Arteta has this to say

Coming in second behind Manchester City last season, Arsenal has not lost any of their league games this season. On the other hand, Manchester City lost to Wolves last weekend but still currently one point ahead of the Gunners.

Guardiola revealed that Arsenal will remain title rivals this season alongside other big teams like Liverpool.

“They were the biggest rival last season and will stay there for a long time”

“Arsenal is back. When I was a young boy and starting as a manager at Barcelona I know they fought Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United team.

“Then for many years they were not there but now they’re back.

“When you see in the calendar it says you go to the Emirates [you know] it’s a tougher one.”

Arsenal have lost their past 12 league matches against City and are without a top-flight win in the fixture since 2015.

However, they triumphed over Guardiola’s team in the Community Shield through a penalty shootout before the season commenced. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta holds the belief that his team can replicate that outcome at the Emirates Stadium.

“My only worry is the quality of the opponent and on Sunday we have to be at our best for 100 minutes,” Arteta said.

“That’s what we can control and we need to focus.

“In these big games you need big players with talent who make it count. Duels are a big thing in a game which can go one way or another.”