Former Manchester City striker Paul Dickov believes that Pep Guardiola will be wanting to show Mikel Arteta and Arsenal who the stronger side is on Friday night despite it being an FA Cup tie.
In the Premier League currently, City and the Gunners are embroiled in a fierce title race with the two teams separated by five points. Arteta's men hold the advantage at this stage but the two clubs will meet each other again twice in the league before the end of the campaign.
With plenty of pressure riding on the league, normally City would be able to switch off from that battle in the FA Cup but with Arsenal being the opponents, Dickov believes that the Blues can take this opportunity to land an advantage on their title challengers. He told City's official website: "Pep and the players will want to the win the FA Cup.
