Pep Guardiola has made a key change to squad that can help Man City avoid Crystal Palace slip-up

Despite securing an impressive victory at home to Newcastle United at the weekend, Manchester City know that it will mean very little if they don't follow it up with a good showing away at Crystal Palace. With Premier League title rivals Arsenal away at Fulham at the weekend, both clubs will be conscious of dropping points.

Pep Guardiola's men were brilliant against the Magpies and stretched their unbeaten run to seven matches. For a brief period of time, it appeared the Gunners would be dropping points at home to Bournemouth, but Mikel Arteta's men, to their credit, did what potential champions do and turned things around.

City did their job and they can, of course, only focus on themselves. Yet, they would certainly have benefitted from the London outfit dropping points. Instead, the title race continues with Arsenal boasting a five-point lead.

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For the Blues, their next clash is a challenging one - against a team who have caused them issues in recent seasons.

In their 10 matches against Palace, City have *only* won five times. Guardiola's side, admittedly, have only lost on two occasions, but games against the Eagles have proven tricky. The Blues' troubles against the London club have mainly come at home, with both of their victories coming at the Etihad. However, Selhurst Park is one of the more difficult grounds to visit - even if City have thrived there previously.

When Guardiola's men drew 0-0 with Palace last season, they played without a striker. Phil Foden, despite impressing in that role last term, struggled to impact the game from that position. The England international found it difficult to influence the clash as he