Arsenal - Manchester City combined XI

Forwards

Manchester City's all-time highest goalscorer is two away from 200!

Goals win you matches and both teams boast of strong attacking divisions. The new signings of Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang have created a ‘fabulous front four’ of sorts for Arsenal (adding Alexandre Lacazette and Mesut Ozil to the two names above), and while they do have immense potential to cause multiple problems to the opposition, they would need an extended run before we start considering them as a force to reckon with.

The forwards at the Sky Blues, however, have actually proved it throughout the season. They have scored 111 goals so far across all competitions, with 79 of them coming in the league, and are well on track to break the league record of 103 goals set by Chelsea.

On the left wing, we have gone with Raheem Sterling, who has had the best season of his career so far. With 20 goals in 35 matches across competitions, he is currently City’s second highest goal scorer of the season and is an obvious selection.

At right wing, we are going with Mesut Ozil, and while we understand that the central attacking midfielder role is better suited for his style of play, he could do a decent job from the right.

Pep Guardiola would have been pleased to see Leroy Sane declared fit for the game, and while he would have possibly kept Ozil out of this lineup, owing to his early season form, an absence of adequate match time of late keeps him out and gives the World Cup winner a spot instead.

Manchester City’s all-time highest goal-scorer Sergio Aguero takes the all-important position of the centre-forward. Aguero has started 2018 extraordinarily, having scored 14 goals in the first two months already.

He is at 29 goals for the season, and at 198 in his Manchester City career. Expect him to break a couple of records and milestones over the two games in this week.

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Final Lineup: Ederson; Kyle Walker, John Stones, Nicolas Otamendi, Nacho Monreal; Fernandinho, David Silva, Kevin De Bruyne; Mesut Ozil, Raheem Sterling, Sergio Aguero

Man City completely dominate the combined XI with 9 selections

City have managed to show the same assertion and dominance in this lineup, as they have done over their rivals during the season.

Do you agree with the selections? Would you have any more Arsenal players or would you just go with an all-City lineup? Leave your thoughts in the comments below!