Arsenal vs Manchester City - as it happened: Shkodran Mustafi header salvages a point for the Gunners
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal entertain Manchester City on Sunday, as Arsène Wenger's side look to stop the rot which has left them in serious danger of failing to achieve a top-four finish.
The Gunners have fallen away from their rivals for Champions League qualification following defeats at Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion, and will have to overcome the uncertainty which surrounds their manager's future.
City, meanwhile, have improved domestically, but were held to a 1-1 home draw by Liverpool last time out. Pep Guardiola's side have won their last three league fixtures away from home against West Ham, Bournemouth and Sunderland.
What time is kick off?
The match will kick off at 4.00pm on Sunday 1 April.
Where can I watch it?
It will be shown live on Sky Sports 1, with highlights aired on BBC One at 10.30pm.
Past three meetings...
Manchester City 2 (Sane, Sterling) Arsenal 1 (Walcott)
Premier League, December 2016
Manchester City 2 (Aguero, De Bruyne) Arsenal 2 (Giroud, Sanchez)
Premier League, May 2016
Arsenal 2 (Walcott, Giroud) Manchester City 1 (Toure)
Premier League, December 2015
Form...
Arsenal: LWLLWL
Manchester City: WWDWLD
Odds...
Provided by 888.com
Arsenal: 21/10
Manchester City: 5/4
Draw: 13/5
2 MINS
Ozil delivers an early Arsenal free kick into the box, but it's easily dealt with by Caballero.
3 MINS
Clichy threads a delicate through ball to put Aguero through on goal, but to the relief of the home fans - the offside flag is raised.
5 MINS
GOAL
ARSENAL 0 - 1 MANCHESTER CITY
Sane has provided the visitors with an early opener from close range, assisted by De Bruyne. The 21-year-old picks up possession, paces away from Bellerin, past Ospina and taps the ball into an open net.
Game on.
8 MINS
Yellow card: Navas is booked for his challenge into Monreal with raised studs.
10 MINS
De Bruyne rattles the woodwork with a first time strike from the edge of the area. It had beaten Ospina, but The Gunners were saved by the post.
13 MINS
Arsenal are beginning to pick up the tempo, as they attempt to level this one goal deficit. Navas is looking vulnerable down the right and the home side really are taking advantage of it.
15 MINS
Yellow card: Coquelin is booked for his crashing challenge into the back of Silva.
18 MINS
Aguero bursts forward, before spreading the ball wide to Navas. He delivers the ball into the danger zone, but Bellerin manages to clear the danger. Corner kick to City.
21 MINS
Ozil picks up possession inside of the area, turns quickly and gets a shot out on goal. It's a simple save in the end for Caballero, but that moves highlighted some sloppy defending from Guardiola's men.
24 MINS
An Arsenal corner falls to Monreal on the edge of the area, he goes for goal with a right-footed attempt but it flies way over the target.
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