This is best Arsenal team I've faced - GuardiolaGo straight to all the best Arsenal contentVisit our Manchester City pageHow crucial is Haaland to City? Prolific City striker Erling Haaland is a doubt to face the Gunners after he was injured in Sunday's win over Aston Villa. The 22-year-old Norwegian has scored 25 Premier League goals in 21 games this season, but did not have a shot at goal in City's last away game, a 1-0 defeat at Tottenham earlier this month. Haaland has not found the net in any of his four away games in all competitions in 2023.
Sutton: "The suggestion City are a better team without Haaland is a stupid one. It is the players around him who need to do better - we know they are not playing as well as they can. "People are looking at Haaland but he needs a supply line and, if it is what it should be, then Haaland will get chances - and we know he will take them. "Cassia have just finished a UK tour with Circa Waves. Their latest album - Why You Lacking Energy? - is out nowCity fan Lou Cotterill: "If Haaland isn't fit, Julian Alvarez can come in and cause Arsenal different problems.
"But the big difference about Arsenal this season is our energy, not just from the manager, staff and players but between the fans and the team. Arteta has reconnected the players and the supporters and the Emirates has become a fortress - and that's really brought the belief back for everyone. "City fan Lou Cotterill: "We won't fear Arsenal, but you have to be wary of the threat they pose going forward. "Arteta has got the players on board and they're all pulling in the same direction. It seems there's a real positivity around the club at the minute and they're riding that wave.
How long it lasts, we'll have to wait and see. "Who is going to win on Wednesday, and why? Arsenal fan Josh Franceschi: "Of course I'm going with my club! At home this season we've been very impressive and there really is an extraordinary atmosphere at the Emirates now. "We saw in the FA Cup game a couple of weeks ago that the gap in quality has been closed between us and City and I just get the impression they are there to be beaten. It's a huge game and losing it isn't an option. "It's too early to say that if we win, we also win the title - but being six points clear with a game in hand doesn't sound awful, does it? "Josh's prediction: 3-1City fan Lou Cotterill: "I have to back City! We've been playing these types of games for the past five or six years which will give us an edge over this Arsenal team, who are less experienced in these high-pressure moments.