yes, in fact, Arsenal doesn't have champions mentally also. they last got the Premier League trophy in 2003/2004, or 20 years ago; they forgot how to be champions in the local league, Because of that we can see Arsenal also playing inconsistent, even if they play well during the session, in the end of week they will get slip and their position will shift and happy on 2nd standing. yes maybe they are quite happy as a team that always wins the FA Cup, But as a team who always in the top 4, Arsenal should make an effort to won the league, they must be willing to spend a lot of money to recruit the potential players, not being stingy, or waiting for no interested parties to recruit targeted players.
It seems that City have come out of the crisis, especially since Guardiola has strengthened the defense and this should make their life easier in the Premier League, by the way, they coped with the Champions League even without new players. So, if everything is fine with City again, and it looks like this is the case, then I think that Arsenal will not be able to win this game.
Guardiola has accepted the fact that they will not be able to defend the championship title, but they need to try to consolidate their place in the top 4, and Arsenal still have a theoretical chance, but they need to show their best game and hope that Liverpool's game deteriorates and they start losing points.