Man City's dream weekend as Roberto De Zerbi produces stunning Liverpool audition and star man returns

Manchester City will be hoping to boost their hopes of retaining their Premier League crown when they face title rivals Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

City signed off for the international break with a routine 2-0 win over Newcastle United in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, boosting their chances of retaining that particular crown as well. However, full focus now switches back to the bread and butter of the Premier League and a vitally important week.

The Blues head into Sunday's tussle with Gunners third in the table, one point and two places behind their opponents. Arsenal went into the recent hiatus top of the pile after City and Liverpool drew 1-1 at Anfield on March 10.

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With just one point separating the three of them, there is virtually nothing to split them as we approach the business end of the campaign. They each have 10 games remaining.

With the race for the top prize in English football looking as though it could go down to the wire, this weekend's action could go a long way towards determining the outcome. With that said, MEN Sport has picked out four things that City would like to come to fruition to make it the best weekend possible for them.

After drawing each of their two meetings with Liverpool this season and losing 1-0 to Arsenal in the reverse fixture at the Emirates Stadium back in October, City need to try and secure three points against one of their main competitors. Despite their injury issues, they still head into this game as favourites, not least because they are at home.

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