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Bernd Leno believes Manchester City could prove to be a better fit for Arsenal as an opponent than West Ham because the Gunners will not have to set the agenda at the Etihad Stadium.

The Gunners travel to the north west on Wednesday on a run of three straight wins in the Premier League, results that have brought them to the peripheries of the top four race but still eight points off Chelsea in fourth.

Arsenal have not beaten City in the Premier League since December 2015 and Pep Guardiola's side have won the last six meetings between these two sides by an aggregate scoreline of 17-2.

City will likely only add to that tally if Arsenal are as lax at the back in midweek as they were in Saturday's 1-0 win over West Ham, a match in which the Hammers registered six shots on target and Leno had to make crucial saves from Michail Antonio and Sebastian Haller to ensure victory for the Gunners.

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Leno would concede that Arsenal cannot be as open against their hosts on Wednesday but equally he expects the Premier League champions to pose a very different test to the Hammers.

"On Wednesday it will be a completely different game because today we had a lot of possession, West Ham were waiting for set pieces or counter attacks," Leno said.

"I think against Manchester City, maybe they will have more possession so it will be a completely different game. Maybe we are defending deeper, I don't know.

"It depends on the game, it depends on the tactics. I think you can see that against Chelsea, they had a lot of possession and were always playing around the box and at the end we got a 2-2 with one less player.

"Maybe these kind of games suit us. I think we have to respect this team, they have a lot of quality that's clear, but we also want to go back to London with at least one point."

Chelsea's 4-0 win over Everton on Sunday saw them put daylight between themselves in fourth and the chasing pack, though the clash with City is a game in hand that will allow Arsenal to move closer.

"Our job now is to reduce the gap to the Champions League," Leno said.

"But it depends on us. The other teams maybe will lose some points and we have everything in our hands. It depends only on us."