Guardiola Says He Enjoys Watching Arsenal Play

Manchester City head Pep Guardiola says he enjoys watching Arsenal play arsenic he tin "learn a lot" from them.

The Gunners are successful contention for a Premier League and Champions League double, sitting six points clear astatine nan apical of nan array and pinch a European semi-final against Atletico Madrid lined up.

But their style of play nether head Mikel Arteta has progressively been criticised, having scored 37% of their 62 convention goals from set-pieces this play and conscionable 2 goals from unfastened play successful their past 5 games.

Arsenal recreation to second-place City successful a monumental title connected Sunday (kick-off 16:30 BST) knowing they will spell a agelong measurement to claiming their first title successful much than 2 decades if they debar defeat.

Asked if he enjoyed watching Arsenal successful action, Guardiola said: "Yes. People are truthful demanding. From nan media, supporters, everyone. I bask watching them. I study a batch successful galore things.

"What group want is to triumph and we will fight. An facet that is really, really important that we cannot conflict against is [Arsenal going] 22 years without winning nan Premier League. They person thing that makes them unique. I cognize that.

"I knew that emotion erstwhile we arrived here. For a agelong clip we didn't triumph nan Premier League. Manuel [Pellegrini] and [Roberto] Mancini did it but for our era I would say, I cognize really you consciousness that first win.

"That is thing that we cannot play against, that is why we person to attraction connected nan measurement we person to play."