Arsenal vs Man City LIVE goal and score updates as Erling Haaland starts and Bukayo Saka out

Manchester City are ready to collide with Premier League rivals Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

After getting their hands on an historic treble last season, Pep Guardiola and his star-studded squad have made a fantastic start to their latest title defence, picking up 18 points from a possible 21 so far. However, the champions have now been leapfrogged at the summit by Tottenham.

City can bridge that two-point gap with victory on Sunday afternoon. But it will not be plain-sailing for Guardiola and his side with Arsenal among the title favourites this campaign.

Of course, the Gunners pushed City for much of the way last season before falling away in the final weeks. City went on to complete a third straight title win.

During his pre-match press conference, Guardiola confirmed the champions will be missing John Stones owing to an injury. Meanwhile, the Catalan also provided an encouraging update on Kevin De Bruyne (hamstring) - although the Belgium captain is not yet ready to return to training after undergoing surgery.

Follow all the build-up and our LIVE score updates from the Emirates Stadium below.

The City players are almost done with their warm-up, trying to get as many shots against Ortega and Carson as possible. Josko Gvardiol had a couple of eye-catcing finishes.

Jack Grealish isn’t involved in the shooting drill as he’s a substitute, but he almost struck a volley right into one of the assistant referees who was jogging around the field. The official sees the funny side and they laugh it off, while John Stones shares a chat with Michael Oliver.

Let’s hope this game isn’t dominated by the officials like other high-profile fixtures recently.

The City boss gave some last-minute thoughts on what he expects from