Goalkeeper and Defence
GK – Ederson – made an important save at the end of the first half against Inter. He will hope that he isn’t called into action too often on Sunday.
RB – Rico Lewis – Guardiola seems to favour the youngster ahead of Kyle Walker in big games now, which is a testament to his progress.
CB – Manuel Akanji – With Nathan Ake injured and John Stones not impressing versus Brentford, the Swiss international is the favourite to start against Arsenal.
CB – Ruben Dias – had a strong game versus Inter and fans will hope that the Portuguese international can replicate that performance this weekend.
LB – Josko Gvardiol – impressed going forward on Wednesday, but he will need to be smart defensively to keep Bukayo Saka quiet.