Manchester City vs Arsenal live stream
Manchester City vs Arsenal is free to watch on ITV and the ITVX streaming service. In the US, the match is on ESPN+. In Australia, you'll need Paramount Plus. Full information on how to get a Manchester City vs Arsenal live stream from anywhere today is just below.
Kick-off: Friday, January 27, 8pm GMT / 3pm ET / 12pm PT |
TV channel: ITV 1 (UK) | ESPN+ (US) | Paramount+ (AUS) |
Free live stream: ITVX (UK) |
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Manchester City vs Arsenal live stream: match preview
Manchester City host Arsenal in an FA Cup fourth round contest dripping in such intrigue it could also end up having an effect on the outcome of the Premier League. The top flight's top two meet for the first time in 2022/23 in a cup tie that could imbue the winner with the momentum to go deep in either cup or the league. Further intrigue comes as master Pep Guardiola and apprentice Mikel Arteta share a coaching philosophy and a long personal history.
The teams are in and Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola names a strong side, with only goalkeeper Stefan Ortega the sole nod to this being a cup game. Erling Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan, Jack Grelaish and Riyad Mahrez all start, with Julian Alvarez and Bernardo Silva options for the bench. Arsenal shuffle their pack a little more as Matt Turner comes in in goal and Takehiro Tomiyasu, Kieran Tierney and Rob Holding at the back. Fabio Vieira gets a start in midfield, with the rested Martin Odegaard on the bench, but Eddie Nketiah and Bukayo Saka are both in from the off. Gabriel Martinelli is on the bench.
For all their recent domestic trophy success, Manchester City's four year wait to win the FA Cup represents something of a drought. It was this competition in 2010/11 that sparked the beginning of the modern City juggernaut, but their only other recent success came in 2018/19 treble-winning campaign with coach Pep Guardiola seemingly favouring League Cup success over the world's oldest cup competition.
The Catalan tactician has become increasingly tetchy since the midseason break, believing his side have lacked a killer instinct, and will see this cup tie as the perfect fixture to kickstart their campaign, while also inserting a soupçon of doubt into Arsenal psyche.
When Guardiola gifted Gunners boss Mikel Arteta two players, in Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko, perfectly suited to his former apprentice's system last summer, he probably didn't see Arsenal as a major threat. The North London side are top of the Premier League by five points and avenged their sole league defeat of the season in beating Manchester United 3-2 last weekend in a typically pulsating encounter.
The record 14-time winners know what it takes to lift the famous old trophy and the strong lineup Arteta sent out to dispose of Oxford United in the previous round is testament both to how seriously the tempestuous Spaniard is taking this competition and to how important he views momentum in his side.
Eddie Nketiah has six goals in as many games in all competitions since football's post-World Cup restart, excelling to such an extent that Gunners fans have largely forgotten about Jesus' injury. Expect fireworks.
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