PREVIEW
Team news, manager quotes and match facts ahead of the Premier League clash between Manchester City and Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium.
MANAGER QUOTES
Roberto Mancini (Manchester City) on the training ground spat between Mario Balotelli and Micah Richards: "[Balotelli] said it was because he didn't pass the ball to him. It was a really stupid thing. It was nothing. After 10 minutes it was finished. I was always involved in problems on the training ground, with Trevor Francis and Liam Brady [at Sampdoria]. It happens.
"When you play a match eight versus eight and you are passionate, it can happen with every team. Not every week, but often. Mario and Micah were boxing, but they are like twins. They are very good friends. This has happened with Mario four times now. He is the king for this. But it has happened with other players.
"However, Mario should pay attention, not just about this, but in every situation. We are near Christmas, at the end of the year it is very dangerous time for fireworks. It is better he stays in the hotel."
Arsene Wenger (Arsenal) on Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure: "I have known him since he was 15. We had an agreement with Yaya to come here, but the problem was that he was at Beveren and we had to wait long enough for a European passport. Therefore he was impatient and went, at the time, to Metalurh Donetsk.
"Now he is a top-class player. We knew that at the time he would be a top-class player, but the only problem with Yaya was to fix him into a position because he can play everywhere." Wenger added: "He can play centre-back, as a second striker, as a midfielder and for a long time we didn't know where to play him. He played in a pre-season game at Barnet (on July 19, 2003) as a second striker - and he was completely average on the day."
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Manchester City
Manager: Roberto Mancini
Starting line-up :
J. Hart, M. Richards, V. Kompany, J. Lescott, P. Zabaleta, Y. Touré, G. Barry, S. Nasri, S. Agüero, D. Silva, M. Balotelli.
Arsenal
Manager: Arsène Wenger
Starting line-up :
W. Szczesny, J. Djourou, L. Koscielny, P. Mertesacker, T. Vermaelen, A. Song, A. Ramsey, M. Arteta, T. Walcott, Gervinho, R. van Persie.
TEAM NEWS
Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta is set to switch flanks to play at left-back in Sunday's Barclays Premier League clash against Arsenal.
City are without regular left-backs Gael Clichy (suspended) and Aleksandar Kolarov (groin) so Zabaleta will move across with fit-again Micah Richards returning at right-back. Richards has missed the last two games with a calf problem.
City boss Roberto Mancini has no other injury concerns.
Arsenal have no fresh injury worries.Full-back Kieran Gibbs is recovering well from his hernia problem, and could feature over the Christmas period and midfielder Jack Wilshere remains on course for a mid-February return from his ankle injury.
Defenders Andre Santos (ankle), Carl Jenkinson (back) and Bacary Sagna (ankle) remain out, along with goalkeepers Lukasz Fabianski (knee) and Vito Mannone (shoulder), and midfielders Abou Diaby (hamstring) and Ryo Miyaichi (ankle).
MATCH STATS
The home team has failed to score in the last four matches in all competitions between City and Arsenal.
Man City have lost at home to Arsenal 10 times in the Premier League and 20 times overall (both a joint-league high with Chelsea).
There were three red cards shown across the two Premier League meetings between Arsenal and City last season.
Arsenal have failed to score in four of their last last five games against City in all competitions, while the Citizens have failed to score in four of the last five league encounters.
Robin van Persie has scored 18 goals in his last 16 Premier League away appearances.
The Dutchman has now netted 33 goals in 32 Premier League games in 2011, only Alan Shearer 36 in 1995 and Thierry Henry 34 in 2004 have outscored him in a calendar year in the Premier League era.
Arsenal have scored in the 88th minute in three of their last four Premier League trips to the Etihad Stadium.
Manchester City scored from their only shot on target when they won 1-0 against Arsenal at the Emirates in the Carling Cup last month.
Manchester City have taken 49 from a possible 51 points in their last 16 games at the Etihad Stadium and won the last 12 in a row.
Arsenal have drawn 199 games in Premier League history.
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