Manchester City secured their qualification to the knockout stage of the Champions League midweek. Two days later, a much changed Arsenal did the same, facing Red Star Belgrade in the Europa League.
Attention now turns to the Etihad on Sunday with league leaders, Manchester City, hosting the Gunners. A defeat will see the visitors fall twelve points behind the Blues, after only eleven games.
Recent history at the Etihad does not bode well for Arsene Wenger’s side. With only three wins in the last decade, it’s going to be a tough ask. The last win came in January 2015, when the Gunners beat Pellegrini’s blues by a scoreline of 2-0.
That said, Arsene had a chance to rest some of his star players Thursday night, and played at the Emirates. Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola was away in Naples, in what was a very tough game. That said, Kyle Walker, David Silva and Gabriel Jesus were all on the bench to start.
With the International break to follow after this weekends games I am sure Pep will ask the boys to go one more time. So how will he set up for the visit of Alexis Sanchez and co?