Mikel Arteta is missing one thing Arsene Wenger had the last time Arsenal beat Man City at the Etihad

Mikel Arteta must take some inspiration from Arsene Wenger’s 0-2 win over Manchester City back in 2015.

Arsenal face a trip to the Etihad Stadium on match day five of the 2024/25 Premier League season in a bid to secure a win.

The Gunners have started to turn their fortunes around against Pep Guardiola’s side, recording four points against the champions last season.

Considering that Arsenal registered a 7-2 loss on aggregate against City over the 2022/23 campaign, great steps have been taken although, there’s still something to prove away from home.

When did Arsenal last win against Manchester City at the Etihad?

The 2014/15 season marks the last time that Arsenal beat City away from home in the Premier League, winning 0-2 at the Etihad in January 2015.

Arsene Wenger led the team that last got the better of the champions at their ground, as Arsenal continue to hunt for an away win against Guardiola.

Olivier Giroud and Santi Cazorla were on the scoresheet to give the Gunners the win almost 10 years ago, with one element of the squad surprisingly having the upper hand on Mikel Arteta’s current side.

At the Etihad, Wenger fielded an XI that was strong at the time with the key advantage being what was on the bench.

The Frenchman had a bench consisting of several experienced heads in Wojciech Szczesny, Kieran Gibbs, Calum Chambers, Tomas Rosicky, Mesut Ozil, Mathieu Flamini and Theo Walcott.

While Arsenal’s starting XI today is considerably better than the one that Wenger utilised that season, Arteta is lacking in terms of depth in quality and experience on the bench.

During Arsenal’s 0-1 win over Tottenham last time out in the Premier League, Arteta named a bench that caused slight concern, as five teenagers made the cut.

Mikel Arteta needs his squad to step up once again

For what was a grave concern prior to kick off, Arteta’s lack of depth on the bench did not come into conversation by the end of the 90 minutes at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Arsenal got the win and the substitutes on the day played their part, including 17-year-old Ethan Nwaneri, who showed a fearless approach

Things might be slightly different for the Gunners against City, who are plainly a different calibre to the Gunners’ North London neighbours.

Depth may play a part at the Etihad, with a lot needed both physically and mentally from the XI over 90 minutes as the Premier League title race remains the motivation behind the fixture.