When ? 24/10/2010
Where? City Of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
Kickoff? 16.00
Channel? Sky Sports 1 (401)
Competition? Barclays Premier League
Prediction? 1-1
Score Last Time? 4-2 Man City
Where? City Of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
Kickoff? 16.00
Channel? Sky Sports 1 (401)
Competition? Barclays Premier League
Prediction? 1-1
Score Last Time? 4-2 Man City
Arsenal Team News
Arsenal's Bacary Sagna returns after injury, but fellow defender Laurent Koscielny is unlikely to recover from a back problem in time to play.
Midfielder Jack Wilshere is suspended, but captain Cesc Fabregas is fit.
Arsenal
Suspended: Wilshere (three matches)
Doubtful: Koscielny (back)
Injured: Almunia (elbow), Frimpong (knee), Ramsey (broken leg), Van Persie (ankle), Vermaelen (Achilles)
Arsenal's Bacary Sagna returns after injury, but fellow defender Laurent Koscielny is unlikely to recover from a back problem in time to play.
Midfielder Jack Wilshere is suspended, but captain Cesc Fabregas is fit.
Arsenal
Suspended: Wilshere (three matches)
Doubtful: Koscielny (back)
Injured: Almunia (elbow), Frimpong (knee), Ramsey (broken leg), Van Persie (ankle), Vermaelen (Achilles)
Man City Team News
Fit-again Manchester City forward Mario Balotelli could be on the bench, but left-back Aleksandar Kolarov will not feature despite returning to training.
City will assess former Arsenal defender Kolo Toure, who is nursing a hamstring problem.
Fit-again Manchester City forward Mario Balotelli could be on the bench, but left-back Aleksandar Kolarov will not feature despite returning to training.
City will assess former Arsenal defender Kolo Toure, who is nursing a hamstring problem.
Manchester City
Doubtful: Balotelli (knee), Jo (ankle), K Toure (hamstring)
Injured: Kolarov & Nimely (both ankle)
Doubtful: Balotelli (knee), Jo (ankle), K Toure (hamstring)
Injured: Kolarov & Nimely (both ankle)
Match Preview
Emmanuel Adebayor hogged the headlines in this fixture last season, running the length of the field to taunt Arsenal fans after scoring in a 4-2 win against his old club. Just for good measure, he also stamped on former team-mate Robin van Persie.
Adebayor's City career has gone off the boil since then, although his impressive hat-trick against Lech Poznan on Thursday suggests he may have turned the corner.
The striker has been overshadowed by Carlos Tevez, who has emerged as the club's talisman, scoring in 18 of their last 19 Premier League victories. Ineffective playing off Adebayor at Blackpool, Tevez burst into life when his strike partner was substituted, allowing the Argentine to play as a lone forward. Roberto Mancini says "it is normal for my teams to play with two strikers", but Tevez and Adebayor have rarely gelled.
The priority for Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is obvious - keep Tevez quiet and City's goal threat diminishes dramatically. That is easier said than done, however.
Three weeks ago the Gunners took on Chelsea but were once again unable to stop Blues dangerman Didier Drogba. Wenger's task is made all the harder by the continued absence of his best centre-back, Thomas Vermaelen.
Emmanuel Adebayor hogged the headlines in this fixture last season, running the length of the field to taunt Arsenal fans after scoring in a 4-2 win against his old club. Just for good measure, he also stamped on former team-mate Robin van Persie.
Adebayor's City career has gone off the boil since then, although his impressive hat-trick against Lech Poznan on Thursday suggests he may have turned the corner.
The striker has been overshadowed by Carlos Tevez, who has emerged as the club's talisman, scoring in 18 of their last 19 Premier League victories. Ineffective playing off Adebayor at Blackpool, Tevez burst into life when his strike partner was substituted, allowing the Argentine to play as a lone forward. Roberto Mancini says "it is normal for my teams to play with two strikers", but Tevez and Adebayor have rarely gelled.
The priority for Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is obvious - keep Tevez quiet and City's goal threat diminishes dramatically. That is easier said than done, however.
Three weeks ago the Gunners took on Chelsea but were once again unable to stop Blues dangerman Didier Drogba. Wenger's task is made all the harder by the continued absence of his best centre-back, Thomas Vermaelen.
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