"If someone isn't ready for this game, stay at home. It doesn't matter your age. If you're nervous, stay on the bench or stay at home. You need people to have the balls to come here and play."
This damning assessment came from the mouth of Granit Xhaka last May, after Arsenal saw their hopes of Champions League qualification quashed at the hands of Newcastle. However, it could so easily be pinned on the away dressing room wall of the Etihad before Wednesday night's huge clash against Manchester City.
Expectactions have shifted between Xhaka's now infamous post-match rant and now, with the title in the sights of Arsenal nowadays. However, defeat by Pep Guardiola's men would all but end their hopes of a first league triumph since 2004.
