Overview
- City trail Arsenal by seven points after defeats to Manchester United and Bodo/Glimt, with Guardiola saying he knows the cause of the team’s fragility and asking for time to fix it.
- Marc Guehi has completed a £20m move from Crystal Palace and is in contention to start, with John Stones, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol and Mateo Kovacic among City’s absentees.
- Wolves remain bottom but are unbeaten in four league matches and visit the Etihad today, where the game is not on live TV in the UK due to the 3 p.m. blackout.
- Arsenal strengthened their position with a midweek 3-1 win at Inter to reach the Champions League last 16 and are unbeaten at home this season.
- Manchester United travel to the Emirates on Sunday boosted by Michael Carrick’s derby win over City, as Arsenal look to protect their lead in the title race.