I have said, Manchester City will not depend on one player and their victory or defeat will not depend on one player either.
They have Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Jeremy Doku, Kovacic, Nunes as midfielders, while Erling Haaland is also ready for the match. Pep Guardiola doesn't have many shortcomings even without De Bruyne and Ederson, but if those two players are there then of course Pep Guardiola has many complete options in his squad.
Arsenal are not favorites, but they have a chance. Everyone also knows that Manchester City is the favorite, but considering that Arsenal has big ambitions to maintain the top position in the standings, the match will be very high-tension.
Some people think that De Bruyne is the main figure in managing the Manchester City game and they also compared when De Bruyne was absent in a few weeks then Manchester City's performance became worse and even came out of the Top 3 well maybe this is what they think without De Bruyne, Manchester City is not perfect. I also admit that Manchester City has many alternative players but specifically for Bruyne, it does not seem to have an alternative this player is very much needed, especially in important matches.
Manchester City can always be fine without Debruyne and any other player in their squad,but they can't do without Rodri.Rodri is the most important player in the Manchester City squad,the moment Rodri's impact on the game is limited,then they can defeat them.But a day where Rodri is having his best game,then that team has no chance of winning City.The gunners will be playing against them this weekend,and my only threat is if Rodri has a good day,it will be quite difficult for Arteta's boys to win,but if Rodri is marked out,then Arsenal have what it takes to go home with the three points.