Arsenal and Man City confirmed line-ups as Mikel Arteta and Pep Guardiola make big calls

Arsenal person a accidental to spell apical of the Premier League array with a triumph distant to Manchester City, and Mikel Arteta and counterpart Pep Guardiola person some tweaked their starting XIs

Arsenal and Manchester City person some made changes to their starting XIs for the top-of-the-table Premier League clash.

The Gunners person made the determination to permission Ben White connected the bench, with Jurrien Timber moving to right-back and Riccardo Calafiori starting connected the left. For City, Ilkay Gundogan starts with nary spot for the injured Kevin De Bruyne.

Belgian planetary De Bruyne was forced disconnected successful midweek arsenic Manchester City played Inter Milan successful the Champions League. City person besides near Phil Foden and Jack Grealish connected the bench, with Savinho and Jeremy Doku starting retired wide.

Arsenal are inactive without skipper Martin Odegaard, who was injured connected planetary duty. Bukayo Saka is acceptable to commencement retired wide for the London side, with erstwhile City stars Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling some options from the bench.

It's a large amusement of religion successful Calafiori from Gunners brag Arteta. The Italian defender, signed from Bologna implicit the summer, is making his archetypal ever Premier League start.

Declan Rice besides returns to league enactment for Arsenal aft missing past weekend's triumph astatine Tottenham done suspension. The England planetary partners Thomas Partey successful midfield, with Jorginho connected the bench.

City manager Pep Guardiola had teased that De Bruyne mightiness feature, but that optimism proved wide of the mark. "He feels a small amended today. Tomorrow we bid and we volition see. He could beryllium [involved]," helium told reporters connected Friday.

Manchester City: Ederson; Walker, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol; Rodri, Gundogan, Bernardo; Savinho, Doku, Haaland

Arsenal: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Partey, Rice; Havertz, Saka, Martinelli; Trossard.

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