Arsenal return to action in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon as they look to close the gap to leaders Liverpool. The Gunners host Manchester City at the Emirates in a resumption of what has developed into a fiery rivalry between Mikel Arteta's men and his former employers. During the reverse fixture in September, Leandro Trossard was controversially shown a second yellow card for kicking the ball away at the end of the first half.

Having to defend for 45 minutes against the champions with 10 men, Arsenal held out until the 98th minute, when John Stones scored a last-gasp equaliser. The corresponding match last season was also not without incident, as Mateo Kovacic escaped a red card for a late tackle on Declan Rice. In their previous league fixture, Arsenal players were incensed at referee Michael Oliver's decision to send off Myles Lewis-Skelly for a foul on Matt Doherty - a decision that was later rescinded on appeal.

Following the incident, Mail Sport takes a look at who the officials are for Sunday's clash, which could prove pivotal in the title race. In their previous league fixture, Arsenal players were incensed at referee Michael Oliver's decision to send off Myles Lewis-Skelly for a foul on Matt Doherty. Peter Bankes will be the referee, with Eddie Smart and Nick Greenhalgh as the touchline assistants. Anthony Taylor will assume the duties of the fourth official, while Paul Tierney will lead the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) booth, with Craig Taylor as his assistant.

Following Lewis-Skelly's red card, Arsenal were charged with failing to control their players after the youngster's team-mates protested to referee Michael Oliver. The FA said in a statement: 'Arsenal FC has been charged after its players surrounded a match official during their Premier League fixture against Wolverhampton Wanderers FC on Saturday, 25 January. 'Arsenal FC has until Monday, 3 February, to provide a response.'.

Oliver's decision infuriated Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta and was widely criticised by pundits, with Alan Shearer calling it 'one of the worst decisions that I've seen in a long time'. Oliver's decision infuriated Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta and was widely criticised by pundits. The FA released its written reasons for overturning the decision on Thursday, confirming Myles-Skelly's challenge should not have been considered 'serious foul play'.

In its verdict the FA said: 'The commission members were unanimous in their opinion that the referee had made an obvious error in sending off [Lewis-Skelly] for the challenge that he had made. 'The challenge was certainly 'Foul Play' but it obviously could not, to the mind of the commission, be categorised as having been 'Serious Foul Play'. '[Lewis-Skelly] had stepped across his opponent and tripped him up, possibly deliberately, but in doing so he had obviously not endangered the safety of his opponent or used excessive force or brutality, nor had he 'lunged' in at his opponent.'.