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FA Cup holders Manchester City take on 13-time winners Arsenal in the semi-finals of the historic cup this evening.
The tournament is down to its final four teams with the Wembley final set for August 1.
First up this weekend, City face the Gunners and talkSPORT will be at the home of football for the clash.
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City eased past Newcastle in the quarter-finals while Arsenal saw off Sheffield United.
Theyll meet in an empty Wembley to fight it out for a shot at glory in next months final.
City beat Arsenal 3-0 home and away in the Premier League this season including their success last month.
The Etihad giants are on a winning run over the semi-final foes having beaten them in each of their last seven encounters.
Pep Guardiola and co are looking to secure back-to-back FA Cup titles this season.
Arsenal vs Man City: How to listen
talkSPORT will have full, exclusive coverage of the match with kick-off set for 7:45pm.
Fans will have the option to listen to the game with or without crowd noise, so you can choose whichever way suits you best.
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Arsenal vs Man City: What has been said?
Cedric Soares believes Arsenal’s win over Premier League champions Liverpool in midweek is the perfect way to prepare for their FA Cup semi-final.
After falling behind to Liverpool through Sadio Mane’s goal, Arsenal rallied and were gifted two goals as Alexandre Lacazette and Reiss Nelson pounced on defensive errors to earn a 2-1 win.
Full-back Cedric, who featured for Southampton in the FA Cup before joining Arsenal in January, said: We know it will be another tough game against a great opponent on the weekend, but we are in a good moment.
“I just think we need to keep this spirit and the rest will come. If we keep working like this, it is just the natural way for a win to come.
“The team have moments and when you keep growing something the wins always give you a push.
“You have to believe in the work of the coaching staff every day and, of course, when you win you can believe more and it helps the team in that moment.
“I think against Tottenham it was a different game, we gave our best and controlled most of the game but didn’t get the three points.
“Last night we had a great reaction with character, we showed that sometimes you need to be able to suffer and stay together as one.
“We did that, we showed a great attitude, everyone was supporting one another and when that happens the wins can happen like they did.”
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Arsenal vs Man City: Match facts

  • Arsenal have progressed from nine of their last 12 FA Cup semi-final ties, losing out in 1999, 2004 (both v Manchester United) and 2009 (v Chelsea). Each of the last eight teams to beat Arsenal at the semi-final stage has gone on to win the trophy, in a run stretching back to 1907.
  • Manchester City have won 10 of their last 12 FA Cup semi-final matches, with their two defeats in that time coming against Arsenal (1932 and 2017).
  • Arsenal are playing in their 30th FA Cup semi-final no side has ever played in more. Theyve reached the final on 20 occasions, which is also a joint record (level with Manchester United for both).
  • Arsenal have lost their last seven meetings with Manchester City in all competitions, by an aggregate score of 2-20. Only against Leeds have Arsenal ever lost more consecutive matches in their history (two runs of 8).
  • Manchester Citys last defeat against Arsenal in all competitions was in an FA Cup semi-final, throwing away a 1-0 lead to lose 1-2 in 2017, with Arsenal going on to beat Chelsea in the final.
  • This is just the fifth FA Cup meeting between Man City and Arsenal, with Man City winning the first in February 1904, and Arsenal winning the subsequent three (March 1932, February 1971 and April 2017).
  • Holders Man City are looking to reach the FA Cup final in consecutive years for the third time, also doing so in 1933/1934 and 1955/1956. The Citizens are unbeaten in their last nine matches at Wembley Stadium, last losing against Arsenal in the 2017 FA Cup semi-final.
  • Arsenal have beaten/eliminated the holders of the FA Cup each of the last five times theyve faced them, with this their first such match since the 2014 semi-final against Wigan Athletic.
  • Four of Arsenal’s seven FA Cup goals this season have been scored by players under the age of 21 – the most of any side from the first round proper (Bukayo Saka x1, Eddie Nketiah x2, Reiss Nelson x1).
  • Man Citys Phil Foden has had a hand in seven goals in just six FA Cup appearances (4 goals, 3 assists), averaging a goal involvement every 57 minutes in the competition.