PL | Manchester City v Arsenal | 5th November 2017 | 14:15 GMT | Sky Sports

[MaraDon]

If you were doing a combined XI it'd probably look like this.

Ederson
Walker Stones Otamendi Kolasinac
Fernandinho
Silva De Bruyne
Sterling Aguero Alexis
​

I didn't include Mendy because he's injured long term while Otamendi/Koscielny, Silva/Özil and Alexis/Jesus or Sane were all quite debatable.

so wrong
i woould go with

Ederson
Walker Lolo Otamendi Monreal Kola
Xhaka
Özil De bruyne
Alexis Aguero​

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Ederson
Bellerin Otamendi Monreal Kola
Fernandinho De Bruyne
Sterling Özil Alexis
Nketiah

 

[tap-in]

We're gonna lose this, I dont see any other outcome.

 

[El Granit-Coq]

We're gonna lose this, I dont see any other outcome.

Can't get excited for this game. I know it's going to end in a really negative way. Draw is what we will be playing for.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

I'm trying to convince me that it is so obvious that we will lose that we might actually have one of those surprises where we go on and win. But well even that doesn't happen for us anymore.

Heavy loss I think.

 

[Makingtrax]

I'm a bit worried about Mert's lack of pace as we don't have a strong MF to cover him and I wondered if we can can play Debuchy Kos Monreal in a back 3 with Bellerin ordered to be extra vigilant defensively.

Not as worried about Merts pace in a back 3, because the other two are quite quick and he adds experience, anticipation and aerial dominance.

On balance I'd stick with him, he coped well with Chelsea's attacking force.

 

[Makingtrax]

I'm trying to convince me that it is so obvious that we will lose that we might actually have one of those surprises where we go on and win. But well even that doesn't happen for us anymore.

Heavy loss I think.

There's little doubt we have a cheaper and inferior squad, and if they get a goal early on it could be curtains.

But Wenger's a wily old fox who got the better of Conte 3 times out of the last 4 games and has a reasonable record against Pep too. He's our ace in the hole bro. Have faith.

 

[LG10]

I fancy us for some reason. Logic says city will win but I always have a good feeling when we play them.

 

[ggunner12345]

I agree with American gooners linup . Also a draw would be a good result. I noticed someone put they would love to beat man c more than any other team,well the teams I would love us to beat more than any other are Sp**s and man u

 

[tap-in]

Can't get excited for this game. I know it's going to end in a really negative way. Draw is what we will be playing for.

I'm normally quite optimistic but I think this game will show how far we have dropped behind the best. I would love to be wrong!

 

[Buvey]

Nah, you need to up your game bro. This is Premier League action not Finding Nemo.

Terrible chat

 

[Buvey]

Honestly I've never seen a team play as well as Napoli did and still get banged out twice

 

[celestis]

We're gonna lose this, I dont see any other outcome.

Come now brother , football's not played on paper , it's between the ears . Pep's always felt inadequate whenever he looks at Arsène's full head of hair . 3-1 Arsenal . City might score if the ref gives them a homer penalty at the end .

 

[BobP]

I said this in a different thread but Wenger tends to do not so bad when the other team comes to play, which I have no doubt City will.

This game isn't a foregone conclusion.

 

[Rimaal]

A draw here would be fantastic.

 

[kopzilla]

We're gonna lose this, I dont see any other outcome.

Yeah..its about conceding less goals now...our defence can't handle it..midfield is dodgy..we would need a special 'FA Cup' type match performance to win it.

City look invincible.

 

[Lookin' for a new Baby]

If our payers play out of their socks, thus putting City off stride, we could do it. If someone would have told me in April that we would win the FA cup by beating both City and Chelsea at Wembley, I would have called it fantasy. Anything can happen!

 

[Lookin' for a new Baby]

Yeah..its about conceding less goals now...our defence can't handle it..midfield is dodgy..we would need a special 'FA Cup' type match performance to win it.

City look invincible.

The more invincible they look, the harder they fall, 'cept when we were invincible of course.

 

[skip spence]

Man C attackers are a different class but the harder they come, the harder they fall!

 

[TheKippaxYears]

City fan here, lads, occasional visitor to AM. Well, for various reasons, you've always given us something of a problem. And Nasri never seemed to turn up against you, not once did he do that.
But Nasri's gone. I might have fancied you for a point. A number of posters on Bluemoon are predicting that Alexis is going to play out of his skin.
But the way we played against Napoli has finally changed my mind. Yeah, we've been playing some good stuff, but that was different level, different class. To play one of Europe's in-form teams, untouchable in their own league, off the park in the second half, as we pretty much did, has finally convinced me that we've got something steely about us this season. I'll be there for this one, and I'd be sort of surprised if you got anything from it. But hey, football is football. Let's hope it's a good, open, attacking game. That'll suit us ;-)