Man City v Arsenal, Wrexham, Klopp goes back to Brighton, Danjuma debut

The fourth-round draw has spoiled us somewhat, with the best two teams in the country going head to head on Friday, before Wrexham aim to bring the magic to the FA Cup…

Game to watch: Manchester City v Arsenal
It would be nice to park the Premier League on FA Cup weekend but the draw makes that impossible on Friday night when the top two go head to head for the first time this season.

Leaders Arsenal go to champions Manchester City and Mikel Arteta has a conundrum. Maximise momentum and go as strong as possible against his former club? Or rotate and heighten the risk of elimination, but at least preserve the morale that might be lost if the Gunners’ finest were to fall at the Etihad?

For Pep Guardiola, it’s rather more simple. The City boss has a far stronger squad at his disposal and for him to field a weakened team would involve a wholly unnecessary volume of changes to his XI, especially given the opportunity to strike a blow, albeit relatively minor, in the title race.

Arteta will probably attempt to strike a delicate balance having admitted this trip to see his pal Pep is a ‘defining’ moment for both sides. For the rest of us – regardless of the impact this meeting has for the rest of the season and both sides’ grander plans – it ought to be a fascinating tie in its own right: the two best teams, playing the best football in the country, going head to head.

And you know they will lock horns, rather than circle each other or either retreat. Arsenal have scored in every Premier League away game this season, while City have bagged in each home assignment. So it certainly won’t be cagey. And it will probably have ramifications beyond a place in the fifth round of the cup.

Team to watch: Wrexham
Big though City versus Arsenal is, if it’s cup magic you want on fourth-round weekend, The Racecourse Ground is probably the place to go. And the Beeb are taking us all there on Sunday afternoon.

Sheffield United’s trip to the National League leaders absolutely reeks of upset. But, of course, Wrexham aren’t your standard non-league minnows these days. Not since they were bought by a couple of Hollywood stars who, contrary to initial scepticism, have barely put a foot wrong since taking ownership almost two years ago.

And it hasn’t been an easy ride for Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. The end of the first full season of their stewardship saw them lose out on automatic promotion and suffer a similar fate in a frantic play-off…