I really wonder how the match between the two clubs will be, arsenal now is 8 points ahead man city with one missed match for city, let's say the gap will be 5 points how arteta will start this match, I don't think playing defensively is a good idea because man city can score against any team easily so i believe arsenal must try to score in the beggening of the match
Maybe Arsenal will benefit a little because Manchester City must share their concentration on the Champions League and also the FA Cup. But I'm sure Arsenal will lose points again when they face Manchester City. So in my opinion Arteta has to maintain that two-point gap that is very likely to happen. This means that if you want to keep the chances of winning, Arteta must not let his guard down in every remaining match.
I think even though Manchaster City has a burden in two leagues between the English Premier League and the FA league, as we can see, Manchester City is very consistent in every game, both in the Premier League and FA League, so far they have been quite consistent in every victory.
So I think Manchester City will play dangerously as usual, therefore Arteta really has to prepare his team in the best way possible to face Manchester City.
Arsenal must win in this match to keep the distance from City, which continues to be closer to the top of the standings at the end of this season.