How to watch Arsenal vs Manchester City - TV channel, live stream details and kick-off time

Manchester City will make the journey south to the capital on New Year's Day, with the intention to carry on their impressive form into the second half of the 21/22 campaign.

The Blues have not lost in the league since October 30, and currently sit top of the pile, looking to make it back to back titles this season.

Coming into the encounter fresh off the back of a less than convincing 1-0 win over Brentford in midweek, Pep Guardiola's side will be aiming to make it a domestic double over the Gunners this season.

With both Liverpool and Chelsea losing ground over the festive period, City will hope to further extend their lead to a potential 11 points on Saturday lunchtime.

As for Arsenal, they too have enjoyed an impressive run as of late, netting 14 goals in their last three games in all competitions.

Currently occupying fourth position in the table, Mikel Arteta's side are firmly in the hunt for a UEFA Champions League qualification spot this season, with West Ham closely behind in fifth position as it stands.

England international Bukayo Saka has three goals in his last two games, with the North Londoners keen to improve on last season's eighth placed finish.

City travel to the Emirates on Saturday with full coverage of the game being shown live on BT Sport 1 from 11:30am and kick off following an hour later.

If you want to see the goals, highlights will be provided across the board later on in the afternoon and on Match of the Day from 10:45pm on BBC One.

You can also follow our matchday blog for regular match updates, analysis and reaction.

As always, your dedicated team from the Manchester Evening News will provide a rundown of the action and pick up on those insightful bits that TV cameras might have missed anyway.

• Arsenal 21/4
• Draw 18/5
• Manchester City 1/2

(odds subject to change)

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Saed Kolasinac is still sidelined for the Gunners through injury, while former Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will more than likely not be involved after recently being stripped of his Arsenal captaincy.

Calum Chambers, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Cedric Soares, Ainsley Maitland-Niles all recently returned positive coronavirus tests and will therefore miss the encounter with the Blues too.

Kyle Walker, Rodri and John Stones were all absent in City's most recent outing against Brentford and it is unclear whether the trio will return to the starting XI tomorrow lunchtime.

Nathan Ake came into the side and did well at the full-back position, with manager Pep Guardiola likely again to rotate his squad given the short breaks in between the current congested scheduling.

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