When it comes to this fixture at the moment, you always have to say it is a bigger game for Arsenal than for Manchester City.

City have won the title for the past four years, but psychologically if Arsenal win this game, while I do not think it is going to determine if Arsenal win the league this time, it does give them that psychological edge of getting those points against their title rivals away from home.

If the Gunners were to win, then that means they would have already got wins away to Aston Villa, Tottenham and the title holders, which would be a big boost mentally. You look at last season and what happened against Villa late in the campaign, that was probably the game that cost them the title in the end.

Even if they were to get three points on Sunday, Arteta will not be naive to think this will be the defining game of the campaign. He knows the qualities of Manchester City and they are a team that you know you can never write off because they have done it so many times.

They have those experiences in the bag that Arsenal don’t have right now. But you do feel the Gunners are closer to the title than they have ever been before and if you were to pick a season that they did it, it would be this one.

Fara Williams was speaking to BBC Sport’s Nicola Pearson