The Gunners host Middlesbrough at the Emirates stadium while Spurs travel to Bournemouth and if both sides get wins, it will mean they will go a head of Pep Guardiola’s side.

Arsenal is level on points with Manchester City with both sides having 19 points with Spurs a point adrift.

The Gunners are unbeaten in 11 matches in all competitions and comfortably won their last game in the Champions league on Wednesday 20th, October, 2016 thrashing Ludogorets 6-0.

Alexis Sanchez was taken off through the second half sparking fears that he could have suffered an injury.

However, the Arsenal manger, Arsene Wenger quelled injury worries concerning the 27-year- old Chilean a head of their game against Middlebrough.

Speaking at his post-match news conference on Wednesday night, Wenger said: “I just wanted to give him a breather. He looks alright physically.”

Middlesbrough travel to Arsenal having not won a game in their last six league matches and are only above the relegation zone on goal difference.

Meanwhile Tottenham have got a tough game away to south coast side Bournemouth.

Spurs got a hard fought draw in the Champions League against German side Bayern Leverkusen thanks to outstanding display from Hugo Lloris.

Bournemouth cruised to a massive 6-1 win when they faced Hull City in their last game while Tottenham Hotspur are the only unbeaten side in the Premier League.

In the other games, Liverpool take on Westbrom at Anfield after drawing against Manchester United in their last game.

David Moyes will look to guide Sunderland who are bottom of the table to their first league win of the  season at West Ham, Swansea City play Watford, Stoke travel to Hull and Burnley are at home to Everton.

Sunday 23^rdOctober Fixtures

Manchester City will play Southampton at the Eastland while Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho returns to former club Chelsea.

Chelsea will look to carry on from their 3-0 win over faltering Premier League champions Leicester.

Premier League Fixtures:

Saturday:

Arsenal v Middlesbrough
Bournemouth v Tottenham
Burnley v Everton
Hull v Stoke
Leicester v Crystal Palace
Liverpool v West Brom
Swansea v Watford
West Ham v Sunderland

Sunday:

Chelsea v Manchester United
Manchester City v Southampton

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The game is dominated by talk of the return of former Barcelona and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola at the Nou Camp but other European top sides will be in action also.

The Blaugrana lead Group C with six points having scored nine times in their opening two fixtures against Celtic and Borussia Monchengladbach respectively  while City are below on four points with seven goals.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will take on his former team Barcelona in the Champions League

Guardiola‘s side is winless in its last three matches across all competitions and are currently on a poor run of form.

Barcelona will welcome back star player Lionel Messi in the team having played against Deportivo in La Liga on 15th October, 2016.

In the other Group C game, Celtic who put up a spirited performance against Manchester City host Borussia Monchengladbach looking for maximum points to boost their qualification chances.

Meanwhile London Giants Arsenal will host Ludogorets at the Emirates Stadium looking to take command of Group A with Paris Saint-Germain taking on Basel.

The Gunners are favourites in the game and a win will boost their passage to the knock-out phase.

In the other games, last season’s finalist Atletico Madrid travel to Russia to take on FC Rostov.

Bayern Munich who host PSV Eindhoven at the Allianz Allena began the season with eight straight wins in all competitions but are now without a win in three games and suffered their first defeat of the season at Atletico Madrid in their last European match.

Napoli who have won their first two games will be hosting Besiktas at Stadio San Paolo and Dynamo Kyiv of Ukraine takes on Benfica of Portugal in Group B.

ALL UCL FIXTURES 

Barcelona vs. Manchester City
Napoli vs. Bestikas
Arsenal vs. Ludogorets
FC Rostov vs. Atletico Madrid
Dynamo Kyiv vs. Benfica
Paris Saint-Germain vs. FC Basel
Celtic vs. Borussia Monchengladbach
Bayern Munich vs. PSV Eindhoven

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