Match preview

The wait has been soccer tips betting significantly longer than expected, but the student will finally get his chance to pit his wits against the master when Arteta takes on Man City boss Pep Guardiola in this match. City have used the three-month break to bring in a replacement for Arteta and Juan Manuel Lillo will be in the dugout alongside Guardiola for the first time on Wednesday as the defending champions aim to cling on to their title for as long as possible. Being dethroned by Liverpool has seemed an inevitability for a long time now, but defeat to Arsenal could accelerate the process and leave Jurgen Klopp's side needing only one more win to make their title success official. Guardiola himself will have been resigned to that fate for some time and may look to use the final nine games of the season to experiment ahead of what he hopes will be a fresh and more sustained title charge next season. The relentless nature of the revised schedule means that even more rotation than usual is likely, while the new five-sub rule makes it more possible too, so Guardiola could come up against his former assistant with fresh ideas and tactics on Wednesday.