The primary silverware of the 2025–26 season will probably be selected Sunday, as Arsenal face Manchester Metropolis within the Carabao Cup ultimate.
9 factors separate the 2 sides on the high of the Premier League, with the Gunners sturdy favourites to safe their first league title since 2004.
Nevertheless, Pep Guardiola’s facet will again themselves in a one-off ultimate – not solely to say a trophy, but additionally to strike a psychological blow towards Arsenal forward of the home run-in.
In the meantime, Sunday’s ultimate is the primary hurdle for Mikel Arteta as his facet seek out the prospect of a exceptional quadruple this marketing campaign.
However who has the sting traditionally between the 2 sides? Every day Mail Sport takes a take a look at the file between Guardiola and Arteta because the Spaniard’s arrival on the Emirates in 2020.
Man Metropolis 3-0 Arsenal, June 2020
After years of appearing as Guardiola’s deputy at Man Metropolis, Arteta first went head-to-head along with his former mentor in the summertime of 2020, as soccer returned following the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mikel Arteta and Pep Guardiola first confronted one another as managerial adversaries six years in the past
Metropolis dominated Arsenal after the Gunners had been diminished to 10 males, with David Luiz despatched off within the twenty fourth minute.
Raheem Sterling broke the impasse, earlier than Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden added to the scoring within the second half, marking a disappointing return to the Etihad for Guardiola’s former apprentice.
Arsenal 2-0 Man Metropolis, July 2020
It did not take lengthy for Arsenal to say revenge nevertheless, as Arteta guided Arsenal to a 2-0 win over Metropolis within the FA Cup semi-final.
Though Metropolis managed many of the recreation, it was Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who netted a brace to ship his facet by to the ultimate.
The Gunners went on to win the competitors, beating Chelsea 2-1 at Wembley. It stays the one trophy Arteta has received on the Emirates forward of Sunday.
Man Metropolis 1-0 Arsenal, October 2020
Simply three months later, Manchester Metropolis claimed revenge with a slim 1-0 win on the Etihad.
A primary-half objective from Sterling proved the distinction in a closely-fought contest, because the Metropolis winger pounced on a rebound after Bernd Leno parried Foden’s effort again right into a harmful space.
Arsenal 1-4 Man Metropolis, December 2020
A second defeat towards Metropolis adopted for Arsenal simply two months later. Gabriel Jesus set the tone inside three minutes, nodding previous Leno at hand Metropolis the lead, earlier than Alexandre Lacazette drew Arsenal stage with an equaliser on the half-hour mark.
However Guardiola’s facet ran riot after the break, gorgeous the Gunners with three targets in 19 minutes from Riyad Mahrez, Foden, and Aymeric Laporte, firing Metropolis into the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup.
The 2 managers’ early conferences had been typified by Man Metropolis wins, reminiscent of in December 2020
Arsenal 0-1 Man Metropolis, February 2021
League leaders Metropolis maintained their 10-point lead on the high of the desk with one other tight win over Arsenal, because of one more early objective from Sterling.
The Englishman broke the impasse inside simply two minutes. Mahrez clipped the ball to the again submit and Sterling met the cross with a glancing header into the far nook.
Man Metropolis 5-0 Arsenal, August 2021
A disastrous begin to the 2021–22 season noticed Arsenal stoop to the underside of the Premier League desk after conceding 5 targets to Guardiola’s Metropolis as soon as once more.
Thrashed 5-0 on the Etihad, Arsenal fell 2-0 behind inside 12 minutes earlier than Granit Xhaka’s purple card within the thirty fifth minute compounded their issues.
Ferran Torres struck twice for Metropolis, whereas Ilkay Gundogan, Gabriel Jesus and Rodri every added a objective.
Arsenal 1-2 Man Metropolis, January 2022
Contemporary off a 10-game profitable run within the 2021-22 season, Metropolis managed to make it 11 on the spin with a 2-1 victory over the Gunners, regardless of conceding first on the Emirates.
Bukayo Saka opened the scoring with a sweeping end previous Ederson earlier than Mahrez transformed from 12 yards to stage the scoring.
Rodri secured the win with a last-gasp objective to mark a fifth successive win over the north London membership.
Rodri was the participant to ensure that Metropolis received the higher of Arsenal 5 occasions on the trot
Man Metropolis 1-0 Arsenal, January 2023
Guardiola’s facet marched into the fifth spherical of the FA Cup with a 1-0 victory over Arsenal, courtesy of a Nathan Ake objective arrange by £100million man Jack Grealish.
Arsenal, who had been main the Premier League on the time, fought onerous for a end result on the Etihad however fell away within the second half, permitting Metropolis to grab management of the tie.
Arsenal 1-3 Man Metropolis, February 2023
Only one month later, Arsenal hosted Metropolis on the Emirates within the Premier League for some of the very important clashes between Guardiola and Arteta thus far.
Metropolis’s 3-1 victory noticed them leapfrog Arsenal to go high of the Premier League, taking a vital benefit within the title race.
Guardiola’s facet went forward by Kevin De Bruyne earlier than Saka restored parity for the Gunners.
Arsenal had been unable to carry their nerve nevertheless, as second-half targets from Erling Haaland and Grealish fired Metropolis to the summit of the division.
Man Metropolis 4-1 Arsenal, April 2023
Metropolis wiped the ground with Arsenal in what was one other essential six-pointer within the 2022-23 title race.
After conceding twice to De Bruyne and as soon as to John Stones, Arsenal gained a sliver of hope when Rob Holding diminished the deficit to 2 with a objective within the eighty fifth minute.
They had been unable to launch a fairytale comeback nevertheless, as Haaland put the sport out of sight with one other objective in harm time.
Metropolis finally went on to win the Premier League title over Arsenal, earlier than claiming a historic treble with FA Cup and Champions League glory towards Manchester United and Inter Milan respectively.
The serial champions continued to get the higher of their title-chasing opponents regardless of the Gunners rising in stature
Man Metropolis 1-1 Arsenal (1-4 on pens), August 2023
After the heartbreaking defeat that noticed Metropolis go on to grab the 2022–23 title, Arsenal responded emphatically. It stays the final time Arteta has misplaced to Pep Guardiola thus far.
Within the 2023 Neighborhood Defend, the Gunners took Metropolis to penalties after Leandro Trossard cancelled out Cole Palmer’s opener within the eleventh minute of added time.
Arsenal went on to win 4–1 within the shootout, with Fabio Vieira rifling residence the decisive spot-kick.
Arsenal 1-0 Manchester Metropolis, October 2023
Arteta’s facet constructed on their Neighborhood Defend win because of a deflected objective from Gabriel Martinelli within the 86th minute.
Man Metropolis had possibilities to go forward however had been unable to transform, leaving them powerless within the face of Martinelli’s late effort.
The shot took a heavy deflection off Ake, wrong-footing Ederson who couldn’t forestall the objective.
The tables slowly started to show in 2023, when back-to-back victories confirmed Arsenal as severe contenders
Manchester Metropolis 0-0 Arsenal, March 2024
The primary goalless draw between Guardiola and Arteta got here on the again finish of the 2023-24 season.
In an indication of the best way the tide was turning, Man Metropolis had been on high and pushed for a late winner, however had been unable to seek out the breakthrough.
One other level of delight for the Gunners may need been that it was the primary time in 58 residence matches that the Cityzens had been unable to attain.
However that will have been chilly consolation to the Gunners, pushing for the title as soon as once more and in dire want of factors earlier than they finally completed simply two behind eventual champions Metropolis.
Manchester Metropolis 2-2 Arsenal, September 2024
Subsequent season’s fixture offered a way more thrilling scoreline, with Stones placing late to disclaim 10-man Arsenal from heading again to London with three factors.
Haaland scored first, however Metropolis had been pegged again by Riccardo Calafiori and Gabriel.
It was solely when Trossard was dismissed earlier than half-time that Man Metropolis had been capable of clamber again into the tie, and while the Gunners nearly held on, Stones spoiled the get together within the eighth minute of stoppage time.
Arsenal 5-1 Manchester Metropolis, February 2025
Arsenal’s Hale Finish academy performed an enormous half on this win, however it was captain Odegaard who gave Arsenal the lead.
Haaland made it 1-1 early within the second half however Thomas Partey put Arsenal again in entrance one minute later.
Targets from Myles Lewis-Skelly, Kai Havertz and Ethan Nwaneri helped the Gunners to their largest ever victory over Metropolis – however the faint hope of catching runaway leaders Liverpool within the title race had already been all however snuffed out.
Arsenal 1-1 Manchester Metropolis, September 2025
The most recent assembly noticed Arteta turn into the primary supervisor to ever go 5 league video games unbeaten towards Guardiola.
The hosts fell behind early on, when Haaland slotted residence previous David Raya.
Nevertheless, super-sub Martinelli rescued a degree for Arsenal within the 93rd minute with a looping end over Gianluigi Donnarumma.
