MEN OF FEW WORDS

CITY and Arsenal shared the points in a bitter battle at the Etihad earlier this season, with John Stones' 99th minute equaliser prompting a throw of the ball from Erling Haaland into Gabriel Magalhaes' head - and an incident after the game where Haaland told Mikel Arteta to 'stay humble, bro'.

- JOE BRAY

Stones then accused Arsenal of 'dark arts', while Bernardo Silva mocked the Gunners' lack of Premier League titles, adding that he prefers playing Liverpool because they 'try to play football.'

The return fixture promises to be one of revenge and retribution on both sides, but neither manager was in a chatty mood when their press conferences strayed remotely close to the topic.