The soccer team at Arsenal will be facing off against Manchester City at 7:45 a.m. ET.

Arsenal (11-2-2) will be visiting Manchester City (9-2-4) on the Blues' home turf at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England. Arsenal is first in the Premier League with 35 points with Man City ranking at no. 4 with 29 points.

Over the past few years, Manchester City has actually beaten Arsenal in more games, with three wins and two draws versus Arsenal's one win. However, only the January game was decided by more than one goal, indicating that this will be a close game.

Manchester City manager Manuel Pelligrini understands the importance of beating Arsenal, the top-ranked team in the U.K.

"This is our opportunity to take three important points against the best team in the Premier League at the moment," Pelligrini said. "For Arsenal and for our team, this is a very important game. They play one day after we did in the Champions League. Maybe our match was not exactly the same but I don't think that will be an advantage or those things will decide the game. I think the way both teams will play will be more important."

Manchester City has won five of their last six games while Arsenal has won four of their last six.

Watch the Arsenal vs. Manchester City game live on the NBC Sports Network at 7:45 a.m. ET or through live stream here.

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Soccer, Men's soccer, English Premier League