Overview
- Pep Guardiola said Rodri is "much, much better" and a final decision on his availability for Nottingham Forest will be taken on matchday.
- Jeremy Doku and John Stones remain sidelined, with Rodri limited this season by recurring hamstring issues after a previous ACL injury and out since early November.
- Manchester City arrive on a seven-match winning run in all competitions and can briefly return to the Premier League summit with a lunchtime victory before Arsenal play.
- Kick-off is 12:30 GMT at the City Ground, with live coverage on TNT Sports 1 in the UK.
- Rayan Ait-Nouri and Omar Marmoush are away at AFCON, and Gianluigi Donnarumma, Nico Gonzalez and Bernardo Silva are each one yellow card from a one-match ban.