Pep Guardiola side will play host to the Gunners at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night. It's been gathered that the game is, expected to kick off at 8pm GMT.
Manchester City are currently seven points behind League leaders Arsenal, despite having a game at hand.
Guardiola will be hoping to close the gap on Mikel Arteta side when they face off this mid week.
Speaking at a news conference before a crucial match in the Premier League championship battle, Guardiola.
Asked about his counterpart tomorrow, Guardiola said: “I think Mikel [Arteta] brings them another dimension. In fact, they are huge competitors in all senses.
“They are so aggressive, they went to Anfield a few weeks ago, and a team who have been the best in the last years at winning the second balls, long balls, transitions, Arsenal was better.
“They control all the aspects and we felt it, I don’t say anything new. In the two games we played this season, we felt it.
“You have to challenge them in those terms, otherwise with the speed they have up-front, for the density they have, in the long balls, the second balls, the quality they have in the build-up, so it’s difficult.”
Arsenal leads their closest competitor by five points going into the game at The Etihad.
However, Man City has two games remaining, so technically they still hold the league.
In contrast, Arsenal has drawn its previous three league games and will be missing William Saliba on Saturday.
He added: “I have the feeling Mikel changed the structure of the club, changed a lot of players.
“He was supported by the hierarchy of the club and that’s why the success is there.”
Mikel Arteta's impact on the Arsenal squad has received praise from Guardiola.
Guardiola will not be shocked that Arteta is prospering at Arsenal since the two of them got along so well at Manchester City.
However, Guardiola has previously bestowed praise on rivals in crucial games as a ploy to play his own mind tricks.
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