Manchester City striker Wilfried Bony. (Photo : Getty Images)
A high-profile encounter between two former league leaders of the 2015-2016 Premier League season, Arsenal FC (10-3-3, 33 points) and Manchester City FC (10-4-2, 32 points), is scheduled at the Emirates Stadium on Monday, December 21.
Arsenal is currently second in the league table, only two points behind current top dog Leicester City, and had been undefeated in five of its last six outings.
The Gunners gained their second win in a row last Sunday by blanking cellar-dweller Aston Villa at the Villa Park, via SkySports.
Striker Olivier Giroud and midfielder Aaron Ramsey provided the goals for Arsene Wenger's side at the eighth and 38th minutes respectively to add three more points to their team's cause in the overall standings.
Meanwhile, Manchester City escaped with a 2-1 win over Swansea City at the Etihad Stadium last Saturday, as per BBC Sport.
Striker Wilfried Bony scored the opening goal four minutes before the half-hour mark to give Manuel Pellegrini's squad the early lead in the match
The score was kept to a standstill for a long time until Swansea striker Bafetimbi Gomis equalized it right at the tick of full time.
However, the Citizens were not to be denied as the other City striker, Kelechi Iheanacho, scored at the 90th+2 minute to help City bounce back from a rare defeat the week before.
The predicted result is Manchester City over Arsenal, 2-1. The match is expected to be hard-fought and highly entertaining, but Pellegrini's boys will pull off the close win.
Arsenal starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Cech; Koscielny, Bellerín, Mertesacker, Monreal; Ramsey, Campbell; Flamini, Walcott, Özil; Giroud
Manchester City starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Hart; Sagna, Mangala, Otamendi, Clichy; Silva, Fernandinho; Sterling, Touré, Navas; Bony
