How Man City should line up vs Arsenal for Premier League decider

Whoever wins Sunday's match may not be destined to win the Premier League but the losers will find it incredibly difficult to recover.

Manchester City are a point behind Arsenal with 10 games to go and both title contenders are aiming to send a statement when they meet at the Etihad. Pep Guardiola's side are gunning to make history with their fourth league title in a row, while Mikel Arteta is looking for his first as a manager.

The international break was not kind to City, with four players picking up injuries with their national teams. Manu Akanji and Matheus Nunes look to have recovered from their minor knocks, although Pep Guardiola has ruled key defenders John Stones and Kyle Walker out of Sunday's game with no timeline on when they will be available.

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That leaves Guardiola with some difficult decisions to make over team selections, and our writers have given their thoughts below on how City should line up. You can also pick your team using the team selector widget.

Picking the defence comes down to whether Rico Lewis or Josko Gvardiol gets the nod (barring any wildcard picks). It sounds daft to say given the money he cost but it is probably a bigger risk to start Gvardiol; right-back is a more natural position for Lewis than left-back is for Gvardiol, and moving Gvardiol inside may show some rustiness given he has barely played there since he moved.

Kevin De Bruyne should be fit to start alongside Phil Foden in midfield, with Rodri behind them. Jack Grealish should also start if fit given everything he brings to the team. With Bernardo Silva on the