Arsenal's clash with Manchester City next Wednesday appears to have all the makings of a potential Premier League classic for years to come. The match is set to pit the prospective champions against those that have been there and done it so many times before them.
Similar can be said of the management of the two sides, with the serial title winner Pep Guardiola facing off with his one time second-in-command Mikel Arteta. The Gunners currently lead their rivals by five points with a game in hand, though any slip up could see that advantage turned on its head.
That was almost the case over the previous weekend as the north London outfit lost to Everton, but were handed a favour from near neighbours Tottenham as they beat City. "No, I don’t think so, we’ve played a lot of games this season like that already," Arteta responded when asked if his players struggled with the pressure of their situation.
