Chris Sutton thinks Manchester City will edge past Arsenal when the Premier League’s top two clubs meet in the FA Cup fourth round on Friday evening.
It will be the first meeting of the sides this season with their original league showdown having been rescheduled.
It is likely that both will rotate to some extent and there is no debate that City have more in terms of depth.
Chris Sutton thinks Pep Guardiola’s Man City will get past Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal on Friday
That and the home advantage swings the odds in their favour and Sportsmail columnist Sutton sees it going the way of Pep Guardiola’s men.
‘This is a brilliant tie to get the fourth round started and it is going to be interesting to see how both managers approach it, because they meet again in the Premier League in the middle of February,’ Sutton told BBC Sport.
‘City boss Pep Guardiola always selects strong teams in the domestic cups, but we don’t know how big Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will go, given his side’s position at the top of the table.
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‘The FA Cup clearly won’t be Arteta’s priority, but his side have got so much momentum at the moment while City are still not at their fluid best.
‘I am sure it will be all smiles between the pair of them beforehand, because Arteta was one of Guardiola’s assistants at City before taking the Gunners job, but this is going to be a fiercely fought contest – which I think City will edge 2-1.’
Sutton thinks that fans should be looking forward to what will be a fiercely fought contest