Pep Guardiola's Manchester City recorded their tenth win in 11 games heading into the title crunch match against Arsenal on Wednesday night. Having watched the Gunners draw twice since their last league game it has opened up the chance to put serious pressure on at the top of the table.
City sit five points adrift of top spot with two games in hand and know that a win against Mikel Arteta's side will hand them a key advantage heading into the final weeks of the season. Should Arsenal avoid defeat then it would put pressure on their nearest challengers to be almost perfect from here on in.
The reigning champions will have to head into the game without one of their standout defenders after Nathan Ake missed the FA Cup semi-final with Sheffield United on Saturday through injury. The centre-back-turned-left-back has been one of the most impressive cogs of Guardiola's side in their recent form but hobbled off last week against Bayern Munich.
