One of the newest football rivalries is renewed on Sunday afternoon when Arsenal travel host Manchester City at the Emirates. This fixture has seen a rise in interest following a number of Arsenal players making the move to City in recent years. Here we look at the numbers that make this game so special.
2
The two sides have played each other twice in the Community Shield, in 1934 and 2014. Arsenal won both games without conceding a goal.
3
Both clubs moved into new stadiums within three years of each other. Manchester City moved from Maine Road into the then-known City of Manchester Stadium in 2003, while Arsenal moved from Highbury to the Emirates in 2006.
10
The most goals scored in a game between the two sides was 10, when Arsenal beat Manchester City 7-3 in the 1956/57 season.
41
Manchester City have 41 victories over Arsenal.
42
There have been 42 draws between the two sides.
92
Arsenal have 92 victories over Manchester City.
175
Arsenal and Manchester City have played each other 175 times.
424
David Seaman played for both clubs, making 424 appearances in total, 405 for Arsenal and 19 for City.
486
There have been 486 goals scored in this fixture.
1904
The first meeting between the two sides came in 1904, when Woolwich Arsenal beat Manchester City at home 1-0.
2009
In 2009, Arsenal players Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Toure both left North London for Manchester City. Adebayor marked his first return against his old side by famously antagonising supporters in a goal celebration.
2011
2011 saw another Arsenal player join Adebayor and Toure in Manchester, with Samir Nasri signing for £25 million.
2014
2014 saw the final player to join the Arsenal exodus to the Etihad, when Bacary Sagna joined on a free transfer when his contract expired at the end of the 2013/14 season.
