Listen to @MCFC manager Mnuel Pellegrini ahead of today's game. Full match commentary on 95.1FM

This game today is the first of three tricky looking fixtures for Manchester City - on wednesday they start their Champions League campaign with a game at Bayern Munich and next weekend Chelsea visit the Etihad Stadium - you'll hear manager Manuel Pellegrini's thoughts on today's game at Arsenal in a moment, first he explains why he sold striker Alvaro Negredo on transfer deadline day