It’s been three successive semi-final exits for Pep Guardiola’s side since they last lifted the FA Cup in 2019, with it surprisingly a competition that the City boss has only one once. CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW MAN CITY VS ARSENAL LIVE! That’s the same amount of times as Mikel Arteta, who led his Arsenal side past City and then Chelsea in the final to come out on top at Wembley in 2020. While both managers have insisted this match will have no impact on the title race, it could prove to be a key psychological boost for whoever makes it through to the next round.
The Catalan tactician has become increasingly tetchy since the midseason break, believing his side have lacked a killer instinct, and will see this cup tie as the perfect fixture to kickstart their campaign, while also inserting a soupçon of doubt into Arsenal psyche. When Guardiola gifted Gunners boss Mikel Arteta two players, in Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko, perfectly suited to his former apprentice's system last summer, he probably didn't see Arsenal as a major threat. The North London side are top of the Premier League by five points and avenged their sole league defeat of the season in beating Manchester United 3-2 last weekend in a typically pulsating encounter.
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The record 14-time winners know what it takes to lift the famous old trophy and the strong lineup Arteta sent out to dispose of Oxford United in the previous round is testament both to how seriously the tempestuous Spaniard is taking this competition and to how important he views momentum in his side. Eddie Nketiah has six goals in as many games in all competitions since football's post-World Cup restart, excelling to such an extent that Gunners fans have largely forgotten about Jesus' injury. Expect fireworks. Related: how to watch an EPL live streamHow to watch a Manchester City vs Arsenal live stream in the UK for freeWatch Manchester City vs Arsenal live stream from anywhereIf you're abroad right now and struggling to tap into your usual coverage of the game, you'll want a VPN. This'll help you circumvent the geo-blocking that will try to stop you watching a Manchester City vs Arsenal live stream in particular parts of the world.
Arsenal shuffle their pack a little more as Matt Turner comes in in goal and Takehiro Tomiyasu, Kieran Tierney and Rob Holding at the back. Fabio Vieira gets a start in midfield, with the rested Martin Odegaard on the bench, but Eddie Nketiah and Bukayo Saka are both in from the off. Gabriel Martinelli is on the bench. For all their recent domestic trophy success, Manchester City's four year wait to win the FA Cup represents something of a drought. It was this competition in 2010/11 that sparked the beginning of the modern City juggernaut, but their only other recent success came in 2018/19 treble-winning campaign with coach Pep Guardiola seemingly favouring League Cup success over the world's oldest cup competition.
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