2) Arsenal weak in midfield
Although Manchester City will be withoout Yaya Toure – no doubt a big loss – they should still overpower Arsenal in the middle of the park. With Francis Coquelin recalled from a loan spell at Charlton Athletic, you know things are getting desperate for the Gunners in that position. Elsewhere, Mathieu Flamini has been disappointing this season, playing far more than excpected due to injuries sustained by the likes of Mikel Arteta, Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey. Alongside Coquelin, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could slot in to an unfamiliar central midfield role, which had disastrous consequences for Arsene Wenger’s side when they went to Stamford Bridge last season and lost 6-0.