A Manchester City reunion will take place at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, as Mikel Arteta's Arsenal take on Vincent Kompany's Burnley in the Premier League.
Both sides are seeking redemption for respective losses last weekend, as the Gunners' unbeaten streak came to an end at Newcastle United, while the Clarets set an unwanted record in a 2-0 reverse against Crystal Palace.
However, the perennially-targeted England winger shook off another spate of tackles to find Leandro Trossard for the opening goal of Wednesday's Champions League tie, before curling home a fine finish in the second half to put Arsenal on the brink of last-16 qualification, which they only need another point to rubber-stamp.
A dominant display in Europe was the perfect tonic to back-to-back domestic defeats for Arsenal, whose EFL Cup journey was brought to a halt by West Ham United before Newcastle's Anthony Gordon survived three VAR checks to inflict the Gunners' first top-flight loss of the season upon them, although both Arteta and Arsenal had some choice words for the PGMOL after several debatable calls went against them.
Arsenal had the chance to rise to top spot at St James' Park, but they instead find themselves down in fourth place after 11 matches - three points adrift of new leaders Manchester City - but the hosts head into the weekend having won each of their last three home games with three clean sheets in tow; a welcome sight after last year's defensive deficiencies at the Emirates.
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