Arsenal and Manchester City face up in the biggest Premier League match of the season so far at the Emirates, with a number of BOOSTED markets available for this crucial showdown including an enticing 14/1 shot.
The first of two pivotal meetings between the Premier League's top two sides, Manchester City (13/10) travel to north London knowing a win will take them above Arsenal (2/1) on goal difference at the top of the table.
In a face off between two former colleagues in Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and City boss Pep Guardiola, this clash looks set to be an intriguing tactical contest on and off the pitch.
It's the Gunners who have been on top for the majority of this season, tasting defeat just once in their opening 19 games, but Arteta's charges have hit their first real blip of the campaign so far after suffering a shock defeat to Everton at Goodison Park before being held to a 1-1 draw at home to Brentford.
This recent wobble from tonight's hosts will give Manchester City confidence heading into this decisive match, although the Citizens themselves have also looked out of sorts by their sky-high standards of late, having lost to both rivals Manchester United and Tottenham since the resumption of the Premier League following the World Cup break.
Despite Arsenal's dropped points in their last two outings, they remain undefeated at home in the league this term and will fancy their chances of hurting a City rear-guard which has continued to change in personnel throughout this campaign, with a number of different options utilised by manager Guardiola.
With just three points separating Arsenal at the top and City in second in the Premier League, with the Gunners also holding a game in hand, the importance of this fixture at the Emirates cannot be overstated.
As ever, we have a number of Bet Boosts available for this match including the appealing 14/1 shot below...
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Match result will be Man City
Riyad Mahrez - Over 0.5 Shots on Target in the Match
Kevin De Bruyne to Score Anytime in the Match
Was 12/1 >> Now 14/1
Backing up the Boost
With things seemingly going Arsenal's way for the majority of this Premier League campaign as they raced out in front, their controversial home draw to Brentford at the weekend will put their mentality firmly to the test.
These two points dropped, soured by a VAR gaffe which inexplicably failed to rule out Ivan Toney's equaliser for offside in the build-up, may just have rocked this youthful Gunners side ahead of their biggest test of the season so far in the form of back-to-back champions City.
For City, this Emirates showdown presents an opportunity to deliver a psychological blow and lay down a real marker by regaining top spot with a win, with Guardiola's side propped up by the experience of previous title chases unlike their north London counterparts.
It's Algerian wideman Riyad Mahrez who is perhaps City's most in-form attacking player at present, notching five goals in his last seven appearances in all competitions, with the Algerian set to go up against an opponent he knows well in former teammate Oleksandr Zinchenko at left-back for Arsenal.
Kevin De Bruyne has been comparatively quiet in front of goal for the Citizens, having failed to get his name on the scoresheet since the World Cup, but there's no doubting the Belgian's big game pedigree over the years.
This is the type of game where De Bruyne's class can prove decisive, and City will need him to be on top of his game if they are to hand Arsenal their first home Premier League defeat of the season.
Other Selected Arsenal v Man City Bet Boosts >>
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Match result will be Arsenal or Draw
Martin Odegaard to Score Anytime in the Match
Both Teams to Score in the Match - Yes
Was 17/2 >> Now 9/1
To Score Outside the Box:
Riyad Mahrez
Was 14/1 >> Now 16/1
First Goalscorer:
Martin Odegaard
Was 11/1 >> Now 12/1
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