The Etihad Stadium has not been a place that Arsenal like to go in recent years, but they travel there on Sunday with an opportunity to strike a massive blow against a fellow title contender. Manchester City will fear no one at their citadel, but Pep Guardiola's respect for his former assistant coach has surely grown this season as Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has twice defeated his former employers. This will be a complex tactical encounter and—more than likely—a match decided by the smallest margins.

Here to discuss it is Robbie Earle, a former Premier League pro with Wimbledon who's been a studio panelist for NBC Sports' coverage of the Premier League for more than a decade. He offered his measured insight on the battles that will play out all over the pitch, whether Pep could surpass Sir Alex Ferguson's managerial achievements with yet another title win, and whether this could be the moment where Arteta's Arsenal announce they're for real. Plus, there are a few stories from his days in a wild Wimbledon dressing room with Vinnie Jones and Co.

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