Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola expects Arsenal to be even more dangerous against City due to their wretched run of form.
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Arsenal have dropped to sixth after losing four of their last five matches, including a 3-1 defeat to West Brom before the international break.
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Guardiola believes a wounded Arsenal will pose a sterner test for his side.
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"They are professional, Arsene is so professional and the players as well," Guardiola told a news conference. "They want to win every game.
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"When you lose a lot of games, it's a more dangerous moment to face them. I would prefer Arsenal with a lot of wins.
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"Everybody knows them. There's quality in the side, with Alexis [Sanchez] going in perfect runs inside with [Theo] Walcott, [Alex] Oxlade-Chamberlain. Good quality. Arsenal are a top team.
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"I travelled there with Barcelona and Bayern Munich and it was always so difficult. We won once or twice, sometimes we lose, sometimes we draw.
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"It's always difficult at the Emirates against a tough team [who are] always fighting to be in the top four.
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"Every game is a new one, so every game is a new situation. I think against the big teams - except, I said many times, White Hart Lane [where City lost 2-0 to Tottenham] - we played good all the games and deserved more than we achieved."
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On Wenger undecided future at the Emirates: "We are strong when we win and we are weak when we are not winning," he said.
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"When [Wenger] goes back to winning, the fans will be happy again. I promise you. One hundred per cent.
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"I'm pretty sure the fans respect what Arsene Wenger has done and what he's doing. When the bosses decide or Arsene decides, he believes it will be the best decision for Arsene and for Arsenal.
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"For the fans, and the journalists, it depends on the results - nothing else."
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