The last time Arsenal played Manchester City their full strength backline shipped three.
On that evening at the Emirates the Gunners enjoyed more possession than their title rivals and showed that, for long periods, they could match them. What they couldn't do though was live with how clinical the Premier League champions are as Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland all scored.
Arsenal head to the Etihad missing defensive linchpin William Saliba, and in his absence Ben White will need to have his best game of the season to stifle the threat posed by Grealish, who is often assisted by De Bruyne and Haaland.
