Last Updated: February 21, 2021 4:26 pm
Ilkay Gundogan has returned to the fold for Manchester City, as the Citizens prepare to take on Arsenal this evening.
Gunners host Sky Blues
Sunday’s marquee Premier League fixture is set to take place at the Emirates shortly.
The clash in question will see Arsenal play host to Manchester City, in a highly-anticipated matchup.
It is of course the visitors who will head into proceedings as overwhelming favourites to bag all 3 points in north London, amid a remarkable recent spell of form.
Their latest victory, over Everton on Wednesday night, saw Pep Guardiola’s City extend their winning streak to a hefty 17 games across all competitions.
Man City have scored 40 more goals than they’ve conceded during their 17 game winning streak.
Utterly relentless. 🔵 pic.twitter.com/P3GZt2YfJf
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) February 17, 2021
Arsenal, on the other hand, have managed just a solitary win from their last five, at home to Leeds United last weekend.
Gundo returns
And, as outlined above, ahead of proceedings getting underway in the capital, the task facing Mikel Arteta’s men has since been made an even more daunting one.
This comes after confirmation was forthcoming a short time ago that Ilkay Gundogan, who has missed City’s last 3 outings through injury, has returned to the club’s matchday squad:
Ilkay Gundogan has arrived with the #mcfc squad this afternoon
— Simon Bajkowski (@spbajko) February 21, 2021
Both Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero have also made the trip to the Emirates:
Aguero and De Bruyne also here
— Simon Bajkowski (@spbajko) February 21, 2021
In a further update to have surfaced over the last couple of minutes, meanwhile, it was revealed that not only is Gundogan back in Pep Guardiola’s squad, but the German is in line to start this evening:
De Bruyne & Gundogan start for #MCFC I believe.
— Mark Mann-Bryans (@MarkyMBryans) February 21, 2021
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This article was edited by Josh Barker.
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 24 | 34 | 56 |
| 2 | Leicester City FC | 25 | 17 | 49 |
| 3 | Manchester United FC | 24 | 19 | 46 |
| 4 | West Ham United FC | 25 | 10 | 45 |
| 5 | Chelsea FC | 25 | 16 | 43 |
| 6 | Liverpool FC | 25 | 11 | 40 |
| 7 | Everton FC | 24 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | Aston Villa FC | 23 | 11 | 36 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 24 | 10 | 36 |
| 10 | Arsenal FC | 24 | 6 | 34 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 25 | -6 | 33 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 24 | -3 | 32 |
| 13 | Southampton FC | 24 | -9 | 30 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace FC | 24 | -15 | 29 |
| 15 | Burnley FC | 25 | -12 | 28 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 24 | -5 | 26 |
| 17 | Newcastle United FC | 24 | -15 | 25 |
| 18 | Fulham FC | 25 | -11 | 22 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | -36 | 14 |
| 20 | Sheffield United FC | 25 | -26 | 11 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 17 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 15 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 13 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 12 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 12 |
| Gundogan, Ilkay | Manchester City FC | 11 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 10 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 9 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 9 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 9 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 9 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 8 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 8 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 8 |
| Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick | Arsenal FC | 8 |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 8 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 7 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 8 |
| Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 8 |
| Lundstram, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 6 |
| Evans, Jonny | Leicester City FC | 0 | 7 |
| Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 6 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 6 |
| Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 6 |
| Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 7 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 6 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 0 | 6 |
| Hojbjerg, Pierre | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 0 | 6 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 5 |
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United FC | 0 | 6 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 6 |
| Luiz, Douglas | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 5 |
| Kante, N`Golo | Chelsea FC | 0 | 6 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 0 | 5 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 1 | 4 |
| Dallas, Stuart | Leeds United | 0 | 5 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 11 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 10 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 9 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 6 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 6 |
| Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 6 |
| Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 6 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 5 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 5 |
| Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 5 |
| Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 5 |
| Robertson, Andrew | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 5 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 4 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 4 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 4 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 4 |
Source: 101greatgoals.com
