We arrived at the home of Mikel Arteta’s title challengers for an enticing early test in the new campaign.
Having won two and lost two of our previous four matches, Pep Guardiola was seeking another victory to maintain early pace with those at the top.
Arsenal have lofty ambitions of their own so there was no doubt ahead of kick-off this was going to be a tense, hard-fought occasion.
The two teams were involved in famous back-to-back title races in 2022/23 and 2023/24, with City coming out on top both times as we registered a record four titles in a row.
Of the last 26 Premier League meetings between the sides, City have won 15 times with seven draws and four Arsenal successes.
That pointed to a strong record against the Gunners, but we had lost our two previous trips this particular corner of north London.
All signs pointed to a classic. Would it play out that way?
Find out at the top of the page...
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