Arsenal will seek to reduce the gap to the leaders of the Premier League Liverpool when they face the reaters Manchester City champions in the Emirates on Sunday.
The Pep Guardiola team beat the Gunners to the title in the last two seasons, but they are out of pace this season.
Man City, however, could abolish the last challenge of the arsenal title with a victory outside the weekend match.
After returning to the first four after beating Chelsea 3-1 last time, Man City will seek to cut a six-point gap to the Gunners.
The Mikel Arteta side has had the advantage in the recent matches between the sides, having been undefeated in its last four meetings with Man City, but without Bukayo Saka, Ben White and Gabriel Jesús will be.
Mail Sport reveals which players available are included in our XI combined Arsenal-Manchester City, with some difficult decisions.
Mikel Arteta and Pep Guardiola will renew acquaintances when Arsenal Face Man City
Goalkeeper: David Raya
Starting in the goal, David Raya gets the approval ahead of Ederson thanks to his impressive performances, but also due to the lack of the shape of the Man City goalkeeper.
Arsenal's defense has lacked the strength of last season sometimes, granting two or more goals eight times, but only Matz Sels of Nottingham Forest has more clean sheets than stripes from the beginning of the campaign.
The Spanish has the fourth highest percentage of savings in the league and has made two notable double salvages, against Aston Villa and Atalanta, showing his world class ability.
Meanwhile, Ederson has received a good amount of criticism this season, maintaining only three clean leaves in 15 openings, with Pep Guardiola even banning him in favor of Stefan Ortega on four different occasions in the league.
The Arsenal goalkeeper, David Raya, has been one of the leading artists of the Gunners this season
Jurrien Timber has delegated to the injured Ben White on the right side under Mikel Arteta
William Saliba (right) has become one of the best back centers in the world while in Arsenal
Right next: Jurrien Timber
With the problems of defensive lesions of Manchester City and the dramatic departure from the Kyle Walker club, Matheus Nunes has been replaced next to the right for the Guardiola side with mixed results.
Nunes is technically talented and offers more about the ball than Walker in recent months, but its defensive vulnerability makes wood an easy selection in this combined XI.
The Dutch defender has been a commendable deputy director for the absent Ben White, starting all but four of the Arsenal League games, with the Gunners by launching points in two of those four games.
Back center: William Saliba
As expected, it is Arsenal who dominates the four of this initial XI, with Saliba a guaranteed selection, since in his day, he is one of the best defenders of the League.
Gabriel has formed a solid association with Saliba in the center of the Arteta Fund Line
Arsenal has resorted both when the 23 -year -old has been lost in the League, certainly Liverpool and Aston Villa, but two goals admitted in both games highlight the impact of French.
Ruben Dias and John Stones have been vital for the success of the Manchester City League in recent years, but their problems of consistent injuries and the lack of clean leaves mean that they do not approach a current arsenal and Manchester City Combined XI.
Back center: Gabriel Magalhaes
Next to Saliba, Gabriel forms one of, if not the best central match of the league. Gabriel's physicality and aggressiveness complement the speed, consciousness and calm of Saliba in the ball.
The Brazilian won a place in the PFA team of the year last season and has continued these performances in 2024/25, while also added a level of attack capacity that few defenders can match.
The threat of the Set-Siege of Arsenal has been very praised this year, and this is largely due to Gabriel's aerial presence, with Josko Gvardiol as the only defender in improving his goal of three.
Left back: Josko Gvardol
As indicated above, Gvardiol account of five goals is a phenomenal return for a defender, but his actions on the back have been inconsistent.
It is frequently out of position or careless in marking, and although the city has not been able to keep most of its defenders completely in shape, Gvardiol has played most of the games for a city team that has maintained only five clean leaves in the league.
Josko Gvardiol is the only guard of Guardiola in rear five in our combined arsenal xi
The Arsenal's left slot has been its only inconsistency in a solid background, with Riccardo Calafiori, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Myles Lewis-Skelly turning throughout the season.
Calafiori has impressed in the ball, but has started only eight league games, which means that Gvardiol occupies the place of the left.
Defensive field center: Mateo Kovacic
Rodri was the cornerstone of the three successive titles of the Manchester City Premier League, so Kovacic was always going to fight to replace the winner of the Golden Ball, but his place in this combined XI is assured thanks to his defensive skills.
The Croatian international is ordered in the ball, controls the game well for the Guardiola side and is a strong tacle, even if the city has been vulnerable since Rodri's long -term injury.
Kovacic advances to Bernardo Silva, since the attack capacity of both sides requires an executor in the midfield, while Jorginho and Mikel Merino have not been able to impress for the arsenal.
Defensive field center: Declan Rice
Rice's ability to impact matches of the entire field gives him a place in this XI. It constantly breaks opposition attacks through a tireless race and strong challenges, and its ability to read the game is improving year after year.
For a team often beaten in the counter, its role in retention of possession and then helping the parallel transition from Arteta to the attack is vital.
Mateo Kovacic has been a focal point in the center of the city country after the long -term injury to Rodri
Declan Rice is the pillar of the center of the arsenal and is one of the key men of Arteta
While its contributions of objectives have dried something this season, its dead ball delivery is an important asset for the arsenal side that depends largely on the established pieces.
Many, the new Ilkay Guondogan firm was seen as a matter of cunning transfer, but the German midfielder has looked to Leggy and a shadow of his former self sometimes, leaving Rice an easy option for a combined XI.
Right wing: Phil Foot
With Bukayo Saka, a long -term absent for Arsenal, is the player of the year last season that is nailed to the right -wing place. The early foden form of the season left much to be desired, but in recent weeks he has shown flashes of his usual brilliance.
In his last six openings, Foden has eight goals contributions, and if City ensures a place among the first four for the 15th successive season, he will have to play an important role.
If Saka had been completely fit, he would undoubtedly have taken the place of his compatriot in this combined XI, due to his burning shape of the early season, but Arsenal is still losing his young talisman.
Attacking the midfielder: Martin Odeegaard
In a story similar to Foden, Odeegaard has not been able to continue with the brilliance of last season, and his place on this side is perhaps testimony of the recent struggles of Manchester City and the lack of open game threat of the Arsenal.
Phil Foden has eight goal contributions in his last six openings for the city despite his struggles
Martin Odegaard has not complied with the standards last season, but it is still crucial for Arsenal
The injuries have hindered their campaign, but four goal contributions in 14 league openings are a severity of the 18 goals and assists last year.
Odegaard has not been helped by Leandro Trosssard, Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Hvertz, who have had a bad performance, but the creativity of the Norwegians is still at a world class level in their day.
Left wing: Kevin de Bruyne
Together with Rodri, from Bruyne it has been one of the key figures in the city's English football domain, and although his genius can be hesitant, his injuries are clearly hindering his ability to rescue the hesitant season from the city.
However, the Belgian still has eight goal contributions, the same number as Martinelli and Trosssard, in fewer openings than the Arsenal pair.
When it is in Bruyne's form, it still has the ability to create opportunities as few and, therefore, ensures its place in this XI.
Striker: Erling Haaland
It is easy to forget that Haaland has 18 goals in the league this season, with only Mo Salah improving that account.
The campaign began when he left it, hitting the consecutive hat tricks before a four goals drought in ten games left many contemplating if he contributed enough to the city's game style.
Since then, normality seems to have resumed, with five goals in so many games, with the Norwegian undoubtedly helped by the firm of Omar Marmoush and Foden's return to the form.
His place in this initial XI is not under the threat of Kai Hvertz, whose actions above for Arsenal seem to have led the constant rumors that the arsenal is pressing to sign the red striker of Newcastle, Alexander Isak.