Just four days after playing in the Carabao Cup final, Arsenal and Manchester City meet again in London as they return to Premier League action.
Pep Guardiola's men emerged triumphant at Wembley on Sunday, beating the Gunners 3-0 to secure the Catalan coach's first trophy since arriving in England.
That defeat was Arsenal's fifth in their last 10 matches in all competitions and they will need to improve if they want to secure a positive result at home on Thursday.
A chasm of 27 points separates City in first from Arsenal in sixth and the Gunners, who are also 10 points adrift of fourth-place Tottenham, will be hoping to reclaim some pride at the Etihad.