Manchester city is afraid of arsenal?
Come on, guys, it's just a satire that Guardiola gives to every opponent they face, so far Guardiola has never underestimated his opponent and every time he is interviewed, Guardiola will praise the opponent including saying the match against Arsenal is like a final, because Guardiola said only indicates a match that may be very fierce from the first minute but these remarks do not actually indicate Guardiola is afraid of Arsenal, if you are a football fan then you will know if so far Manchester City has a squad and head to head superior to Arsenal, besides that the Etihad Stadium is not a friendly enough stadium for the visiting team so far.
Manchester City can never be afraid of Arsenal, on the contrary I think Arsenal is actually the club that's supposed to be afraid of Manchester City because in as much as Arsenal is currently on the second position doesn't make them any better than Manchester City because we all know how Manchester City has been on the premier League and how they won last year season premier League by beating Arsenal and even the performance Arsenal had last year when Manchester City took the trophy from them was more than there performance this season, so there is no way I would believe or agree that Arsenal is more consistent than Manchester City, although I'm not disputing the fact that Arsenal is not good but all I'm saying is that Manchester City can never be afraid of Arsenal because when we even compare there players Manchester City has more quality and experience players than Arsenal and secondly just as you mentioned Pep Guardiola is a very confident coach and he never underestimate any club, so like I mention the match between Manchester City and Arsenal will be an interesting match but knowing the exact team that would win will be difficult to predict.