How Man City should line up against Arsenal FC in crucial Premier League showdown

It's finally here. The game that could decide everything.

It's been the star on the calendar for months. Manchester City vs Arsenal - a match that could very well decide the Premier League title race. The Gunners still have the lead but only just. They could have grown a massive gap on City in recent weeks but they have begun to crack under the pressure.

Their last three games have ended in draws, including Friday night's near-defeat to bottom-side Southampton. It means they only have a five-point advantage heading to the Etihad. Pep Guardiola's side, meanwhile, have returned to their steamrolling best and look unstoppable.

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They're the favourites going into the game and a win would see them close the gap to two points while they still have two games in hand. It's all on the line and set to be a pulsating encounter on Wednesday night.

There are no fresh injury concerns for the Blues following Saturday's comfortable FA Cup semi-final win over Sheffield United but Nathan Ake does remain sidelined with a hamstring problem.

Here's how MEN Sport writers think City should line up for the match and you can select your own team in the widget below.

It's hard to look past the 'Bayern team' for such a big game, however big a reminder it was from Riyad Mahrez at the weekend. Three goals for the Algerian are mightily impressive yet the collective force of City's XI over their Champions League quarter-final produced a special performance and result.

That means Bernardo Silva buzzing about on the right wing, with Jack Grealish on the other side applying pressure to the defence. Between them, Erling Haaland will be hungry to break the Premier League goalscoring