Giroud 'scorpion' inspires Arsenal - reactionpublished at 13:31 GMT 21 December 2016
Olivier Giroud scores a remarkable 'scorpion' goal as Arsenal beat Crystal Palace, while Spurs are in the top four after thrashing Watford.
Read MoreFirst-half goals ease Arsenal to victory
Sanchez punishes Cahill error for Gunners' first
Walcott finishes sublime move for the second
Ozil volleys in the third from Sanchez cross
Tom Rostance
Olivier Giroud scores a remarkable 'scorpion' goal as Arsenal beat Crystal Palace, while Spurs are in the top four after thrashing Watford.
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Read MorePhil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at Etihad Stadium
Arsenal have been run ragged in this second half in a re-run of what happened to them at Everton on Tuesday.
All the old questions will be asked if they lose this. Can they pull it around in the closing minutes?
Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at Etihad Stadium
Arsenal are suffering here and Manchester City, as well as their fans, sense it. The Gunners need their big players to step up here, especially Mesut Ozil. He has been, to put it politely, peripheral.
Manchester City 0-1 Arsenal
Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at Etihad Stadium
Arsenal lead at half-time and will be regard that as a highly satisfactory first 45 minutes. One or two chances for Manchester City but the Gunners are probing away at City's defensive weaknesses.
Pep Guardiola's side look a little short of confidence and swagger - but Arsenal were in this position at Everton on Tuesday and lost.
Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at Etihad Stadium
Chances at both ends but real anxiety among Manchester City's fans every time Arsenal attack.
Alexis Sanchez has had a magnificent opening 20 minutes, dangerous on the ball and ordering his Arsenal team-mates around when he is not.
He looks the complete attacking player.
Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at Etihad Stadium
Touching tribute to an injured team-mate or completely over the top reaction to a player getting an injury many others in the game have suffered?
The decision by Manchester City's players to wear shirts sporting the name of Ilkay Gundogan, out for the rest of the season with knee ligament damage, has already polarised social media opinion.
Want my opinion? Thought not but I'll offer it anyway...nice thought but all a bit over the top. Where does this sort of thing stop?
Manchester City v Arsenal (16:00 GMT)
Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at Etihad Stadium
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola's decision-making is clearly not governed by big price tags as £47.5m John Stones is once again dropped to the bench.
Stones had a nightmare in the 4-2 defeat at Leicester City last Saturday and has paid the price with his place.
Guardiola makes two changes for this one, with Fernando coming in for Ilkay Gundogan, who is out for the rest of the season with knee ligament damage. Leroy Sane starts with Nolito as substitute.
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Read MoreChelsea beat Crystal Palace to record their 11th successive Premier League win and move nine points clear at the top of the table.
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