Here come the players. And here’s a reminder of the teams.

Man City (possible 4-2-3-1) Ortega; Akanji, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol; Rodri, Kovacic; Bernardo, De Bruyne, Foden; Haaland.
Substitutes: Stones, Grealish, Doku, Alvarez, Gomez, Matheus Luiz, Carson, Bobb, Lewis.

Arsenal (possible 4-1-4-1) Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior; Jorginho; Saka, Odegaard, Rice, Gabriel Jesus; Havertz.
Substitutes: Ramsdale, Partey, Smith Rowe, Martinelli, Nketiah, Tomiyasu, Trossard, Vieira, Zinchenko.

Referee Anthony Taylor.

Manchester City are unbeaten in 38 home games. They’ve won the last seven against Arsenal on this ground, scoring 21 goals. An Arsenal victory today would register at least 9.0 on the Overmars Scale.

“It seems today I’m rooting for one team and you’re rooting for another one,” says Yash Gupta. “Purely a coincidence.”

I’m absolutely fine with whoever wins emoji don’t give an eff anymore emoji.

Match report: Liverpool 2-1 Brighton

Will Unwin was at Anfield to watch Liverpool come from behind against Brighton.

“Good morning from Pittsburgh!” says Eric Peterson. “Beyond my happiness that we have an actual title race this season, I think it’s perfect that we have exactly three contenders. With two, there’s less of a risk-reward to the big head-to-head matchup; yeah, it’s great if you win, but if you draw, that’s fine, it’s as you were. But with three, a game like this forces both teams to play for the win lest they drop points against Liverpool.

“I believe this dynamic was the fuel that made the 1-1 between Man City and Liverpool three weeks ago such an amazing contest. I tend to dread these ballyhooed matchups because of how they can spectacularly fail to live up to expectations. Not too worried about that today!”

I’m not sure I totally agree – I think Arsenal would take a draw with pleasure today – but I do love three-horse races. The ultimate might be the Bundesliga in 1991-92, when even the as-it-stands algorithm had a nervous breakdown. The Premier Leagues of 1998-99, 2001-02 and 2013-14 were terrific as well.

Mikel’s pre-match interview highlights

You want to be in this situation, and now you have to step up. You have to look forward to this kind of game, and go for it. This is who we are. The best way to do it is believe you can do it, and actually do it.

Pep’s pre-match interview highlights

[Does experience help in a game like this?] Experience gives you a 3-0 lead before the game starts, yeah?

We believe who we are, of course. I don’t know what’s going to happen but I will never doubt for one second what the team are capable of.

“Hi Rob,” writes Richard Hirst. “May I be the first of 1,057 people to say that with Jesus and the Archangel Gabriel in their ranks Arsenal must be certainties (dare one say nailed on?) for the victory on Easter Sunday.”

The updated Premier League table

It feels like most of the build-up has focussed on Arsenal rather than City, but it’s a mustn’t-lose game for both sides. By 7pm, City could be four points behind both challengers and in need of favours from elsewhere.

Full time: Liverpool 2-1 Brighton

Arsenal are also in action in the Conti Cup final. Xaymaca Awoyungbo has the latest from that one.

Pre-match reading (galore)

Liverpool v Brighton latest

There are 10 minutes remaining at Anfield, where Liverpool are aiming to go top of the league for a few hours at least. If you don’t want to know the score, look away now.

Team news: Kovacic and Jesus start

Preamble