Mikel Arteta could achieve a managerial first and Pep Guardiola is in danger of setting an unwanted record in Sunday’s Premier League showdown between Arsenal and Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium.

Both teams enter this eagerly-anticipated contest after collecting maximum points in their opening League Phase fixture of the new Champions League season, with in Spain on Tuesday and on Thursday.

The focus for both Premier League title hopefuls will now shift to domestic duties and recent history suggests that Man City could struggle in the capital this weekend, as they have lost five of their last seven top-flight fixtures immediately following a European game in midweek (W2).

One of those was a humbling a 5-1 defeat at Arsenal in February when the Citizens conceded

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