Arsenal vs. Man City Bet Builder Tips: 20/1 double for heavyweight battle

This weekend's Premier League heavyweight clash comes from the Emirates as last season's runners-up Arsenal face defending champions Man City in North London.

In addition to Tipster Wizard's betting preview for the match, we've assessed BoyleSports' markets and provided you a 20/1 bet builder double with the bookmaker.

We're being treated to our 12th matchup between the master and his apprentice this Sunday. Excluding the Community Shield penalty shootout, Man City find themselves undefeated in the last nine meetings, winning eight. In fact, Arteta has only bested his tutor once in regulation time from 11 different attempts.

Since this pair first faced off in June 2020, the -1 Man City Handicap selection has been a success five times, including both of last term's Premier League head-to-heads between the league's top two.

Pep Guardiola's side may not be at their brilliant best right now, but they did convincingly swerve a trilogy of defeats with a 3-1 midweek win over RB Leipzig in the Champions League.

They're also a team for the big occasion, as we've seen them display in several blockbuster clashes with the league and world's most elite. On the other hand, Mikel Arteta has moulded an incredibly emotional team in his image, which isn't always a bad quality to have, but can see them drop the ball in fixtures that matter the most.

Kai Havertz was reintroduced into the Arsenal starting XI for their 4-0 romping over Bournemouth last week, and should start here given how he scored his first goal in a Gunners shirt that afternoon.

Having garnered £139.5m in transfer fees for his selling clubs, you'd think the forward may be best known for his goalscoring exploits, however, it's quite the opposite. More noticeable than anything else is his lack of discipline, which is music to the ears of opportunistic punters.

The 24-year-old has picked up three yellows in just 449 minutes of Premier League football for his new team, committing 11 fouls in total and giving away two or more fouls in four of his seven appearances.

Cautioned in consecutive games against Spurs and Bournemouth, Havertz has had issues with his tackling and attitude previously. Last season, only Moises Caicedo and Joelinton amassed more fouls than Havertz's tally of 61 in the league.

To boot, the forward who's been deployed in a midfield position by Arteta since joining, was booked in May's game at the Etihad for Chelsea, and has a history of cards in important matches against the likes of Tottenham, West Ham and Newcastle.