Arsenal 3-5-2 v Man City – Confirmed lineups – Wenger sticks with winning formation

Arsenal take on Manchester City in the FA Cup today. Kick-Off is scheduled for 15:00 (GMT).

The FA Cup is the only cup either team can realistically win this season.

Man City come into today’s encounter in good form following their 3-0 win over Southampton last weekend.

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Arsenal meanwhile edged past Middlesborough on Monday night but haven’t looked convincing in recent weeks.

Arsene Wenger has opted to stick with the 3-5-2 formation he used earlier this week.

Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez and Olivier Giroud all start. Aaron Ramsey and Granit Xhaka make up Arsenal’s central midfield.

Pep Guardiola has stuck with his 4-2-3-1 formation. Kun Aguero starts up top while captain Vincent Kompany has kept his place in the starting lineup.

Arsenal v Man City – Confirmed lineups

Arsenal: Cech, Gabriel, Koscielny, Holding, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, Xhaka, Monreal, Ozil, Alexis, Giroud

Manchester City: Bravo, Navas, Kompany (C), Otamendi, Clichy, Fernandinho, Toure, De Bruyne, Silva, Sane, Aguero
Subs: Caballero, Zabaleta, Fernando, Sterling, Kolarov, Delph, Iheanacho