Man City vs. Arsenal confirmed lineups: Huge Noni Madueke, Martin Odegaard, Nico O’Reilly decisions made for Premier League title clash

Arsenal duo Martin Odegaard and Noni Madueke are some included successful Mikel Arteta’s starting lineup for this afternoon’s blockbuster Premier League rubric showdown with rivals Manchester City astatine the Etihad Stadium.

Madueke was taken disconnected with a genu contented during the Gunners’ goalless stalemate with Sporting Lisbon successful the 2nd limb of their Champions League quarter-final necktie connected Wednesday (progressing 1-0 connected aggregate).

Captain Odegaard, meanwhile, has missed the past 2 games with a genu occupation of his own, but some players - who were pictured walking with the squad earlier this morning - volition commencement against the Citizens, quality which comes arsenic a immense boost for Arteta and co.

Odegaard returns to the archetypal XI on with Kai Havertz, with Gabriel Martinelli and Viktor Gyokeres some dropping down to the substitutes’ bench.

Jurrien Timber, who has missed the past six games with a groin injury, and Riccardo Calafiori (knock) were some doubts heading into this fixture, and the antiaircraft duo person failed to retrieve successful clip to diagnostic successful the matchday squad.

Yerson Mosquera and Piero Hincapie volition truthful proceed arsenic full-backs, arsenic Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba clasp their spots astatine the bosom of the defence successful beforehand of goalkeeper David Raya.

Odegaard is joined successful midfield by Declan Rice and Martin Zubimendi, portion Madueke and Eberechi Eze are acceptable to run retired wide and supply enactment successful onslaught for centre-forward Havertz.

O'Reilly starts arsenic Guardiola names unchanged Man City XI 

As for Man City, sitting six points down Arsenal successful the Premier League table, manager Pep Guardiola has named an unchanged starting lineup pursuing past weekend’s connection 3-0 triumph against Chelsea astatine Stamford Bridge.

The Catalan manager confirmed astatine his pre-match property league that Nico O’Reilly is “fine” after coming disconnected with a hamstring contented successful the 3-0 triumph astatine Chelsea past weekend, and the 21-year-old has so been selected to commencement again astatine left-back.

O’Reilly, who scored 2 second-half headers successful City’s EFL Cup last triumph implicit Arsenal past month, is joined successful a four-man defence by Marc Guehi, Abdukodir Khusanov and Matheus Nunes, who volition each supply extortion for goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Captain Bernardo Silva, who announced earlier this week that helium will beryllium bringing the curtain down connected a glorious nine-year career astatine the Etihad this summer, volition nexus arms with lynchpin Rodri successful centre-midfield, arsenic playmaker Rayan Cherki operates successful an precocious cardinal role.

Antoine Semenyo and Jeremy Doku volition proceed connected the flanks, portion starring marksman Erling Haaland - who scored a hat-trick successful his astir caller location lucifer against Liverpool (4-0 FA Cup win) - volition pb the line.

Meanwhile, John Stones is acceptable again and has been named connected the substitutes' bench, aft missing the erstwhile six matches with a calf injury.

Manchester City starting lineup: Donnarumma; Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, O’Reilly; Rodri, Bernardo; Semenyo, Cherki, Doku; Haaland

Subs: Trafford, Reijnders, Stones, Ake, Marmoush, Gonzalez, Ait-Nouri, Savinho, Foden

Arsenal starting lineup: Raya; Mosquera, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie; Zubimendi, Rice, Odegaard; Madueke, Havertz, Eze

Subs: Kepa, White, Jesus, Martinelli Gyokeres, Norgaard, Trossard, Lewis-Skelly, Dowman