A record awaits Arteta against Guardiola

All eyes will be on the Emirates Stadium on Sunday evening, as Arsenal hosts its strong rival Manchester City in the top match of the fifth round of the English Premier League for the current 2025-26 season. This confrontation holds a special character between coach Mikel Arteta and his old friend Pep Guardiola. Arteta enters the match with the ambition of achieving his third consecutive home victory against his former coach, at a time when City is experiencing a series of negative results against the Gunners. Manchester City has not achieved a victory in the last four English Premier League matches against Arsenal, according to the global network "Opta", which means that Guardiola may fail to win five consecutive matches against a single opponent in the Premier League for the first time in his career. Meanwhile, Arteta has a historic opportunity to become the first coach to maintain his record of five consecutive unbeaten league matches against the Spanish coach. The numbers also reveal a clear advantage for the London club at home, having won their last two league matches against City, the same number of defeats the latter had suffered in their previous 14 visits to the Emirates. This streak represents the Citizens' longest away winless streak against Arsenal since 2009, when they lost four consecutive matches. Arsenal also boasts a remarkable record in recent matches, having won two and drawn two of their last four Premier League matches against Manchester City, the same number of victories they had collected in their previous 22 meetings. The Gunners could achieve back-to-back league victories against Guardiola's team for the first time since December 2015.