For the first time this season, Arsenal and Manchester City go head-to-head as the FA Cup fourth-round tie falls 19 days before their eagerly anticipated Premier League showdown.
And Gunners manager Mikel Arteta is well aware of just how huge Friday night's fixture is: "Big match, big test for us against in my opinion the best team in the world," he said in the pre-match press conference. "Looking forward to it because it’s going to tell us a lot about where we are."
There's a strong argument that the winner of this tie will have the psychological advantage for the Premier League meeting in just under three weeks. If that is the case then it's important the Arsenal team selection is spot on as City's strength in depth was too much for Chelsea in round three.
