Man City vs Arsenal LIVE score: Result from FA Cup clash as Nathan Ake nets winner

Riyad Mahrez has been involved in seven goals in his last five FA Cup appearances for Man City with six goals and one assist.

Mahrez has also netted a brace in each of his last two FA Cup games at the Etihad, vs Fulham last February and vs Chelsea in this season’s third round.

Arsenal lost their last FA Cup match against a Premier League side. That was a 1-0 defeat to Southampton in the 2020/21 fourth round.

They’ve not lost consecutive such meetings in this competition since January 2010 vs Stoke and 2011 vs Man Utd.

The Premier League’s top two sides meet in the FA Cup on Friday as Manchester City host Arsenal in a fourth-round tie at the Etihad Stadium.

Here, the PA news agency looks at how the encounter could unfold.

Manchester City have won their last nine home matches in the FA Cup, scoring at least three goals in every win and 40 goals in total.

The only other team to have won nine home games in a row while scoring three or more goals in FA Cup history is Blackburn Rovers between 1881 and 1885 when they went on a run of 12 games.

The players have arrived at the Emirates Stadium. This should be an intriguing encounter between the best two teams in the Premier League (at the minute).

Have Arsenal got enough firepower to get past Man City tonight?

Mikel Arteta admits Arsenal may be forced into the transfer market for a new midfielder as fears mount over an injury to Mohamed Elneny.

The Egypt international is not a first-team regular at the Emirates Stadium but, with Arteta operating with a small squad, his absence could be felt in the Premier League title race – especially with FA Cup and Europa League fixtures in the mix.

Arsenal have already signed Belgium forward Leandro Trossard from Brighton and Jakub Kiwior – a highly rated Poland international defender – in the January window.

On paper Manchester City look vastly stronger than Arsenal tonight.

Mikel Arteta has mainly stuck with the players that have performed for Arsenal in the cup competitions this season but strengthens the midfield with the inclusion of Granit Xhaka and Thomas Partey.

Pep Guardiola meanwhile selects an almost full strength side. Nathan Ake is the only addition from City’s previous Premier League match versus Wolves.

It’s well known that Guardiola likes to win domestic competitions so expect City to go all out to win this one tonight.

Arsenal have won their last four FA Cup games against Man City.

They’ve reached the final every time they’ve eliminated City and have gone on to win the trophy on each of the last three occasions, (1971, 2017, 2020).

Pep Guardiola makes seven changes to the Manchester City team that defeat Chelsea 4-0 in the previous round of the FA Cup. He names a strong team with Stefan Ortega, Manuel Akanji, Rodri and Riyad Mahrez keeping their places.

Also included in the line-up at Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland.

In contrast Mikel Arteta sticks with the bulk of the side that defeated Oxford in the third round.

That means that quite a few of Arsenal’s squad players keep their places. Granit Xhaka and Thomas Partey come into midfield and Leandro Trossard earns a first start for the club.

Man City XI: Ortega, Lewis, Stones, Akanji, Ake, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Mahrez, Grealish, Haaland

Arsenal XI: Turner, Tomiyasu, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney, Xhaka, Partey, Vieira, Trossard, Saka, Nketiah