Arsenal vs Man City live early team news plus kick-off time and how to watch

Manchester City can give themselves a big boost in their top four hopes as they take on second-placed Arsenal this afternoon.

This fixture has been a title battle in recent seasons, but both clubs are unlikely to catch Liverpool in first place, so are battling for Champions League qualification instead. Fifth-place should probably be enough for a place in the Champions League next season - however City will not want to take any chances and this fixture continues a tough run against the current top six.

Pep Guardiola will have his three new signings including Omar Marmoush back after they were ineligible this week in the Champions League. And he will also hope that John Stones can be fit after starting vs Club Brugge and with Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake still out.

Oscar Bobb could be in line to return, while Abdukodir Khusanov struggled on debut last week and will be hoping to make amends if he plays.

Follow below for pre-match build-up, live match updates and post-match reaction from the Emirates.

City are looking to win consecutive league away matches for the first time since August. Meanhwhile, Arsenal are looking to record back to back home league wins against City for the first time since 2009.

Pep Guardiola has hinted Matheus Nunes will continue in an unnatural right-back position for the timebeing.

He told Manchester Evening News:

"Well, it could be temporary, but of course for the problems that we have, the players, they have something, a pace that we don't have.

"It's not a natural position, but as a player he's tried to make it a lot, and he helps us offensively and defensively as well. In some departments he's helping us and learning a lot. Yeah, it's a potential [to stay there]. His pace, the hard kick he