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A seismic Premier League clash awaits between title hopefuls Manchester City and Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday as Mikel Arteta takes on former mentor Pep Guardiola for a game that may decide who secures top-flight glory.
Having sat top of the league table throughout the international break, Arsenal head into this weekend’s action clear of Liverpool only on goal difference and with a narrow one-point advantage over reigning English champions City.
No one enjoys visiting the Etihad given City are unbeaten in their last 38 home games in all competitions (W33 D5), since a 2-1 loss against Brentford in November 2022.
That streak is Man City’s second longest run without defeat at home in their history, after a run of 42 between December 1919 and November 1921, while they have scored in each of their last 57 home games in all competitions, their longest such scoring streak in club history.
The last Premier League side to score in more consecutive home games was Man Utd (a run of 61 between September 2010 and November 2012), though Arsenal are in free-scoring form as well after winning their last eight top-flight games, managing 33 goals and conceding just four.
The Gunners have had three runs of 9+ consecutive victories within a single season in the competition, with each one coming during their title-winning campaigns – 10 in 1997-98, 13 in 2001-02 and nine in 2003-04 – can they do it again?
