Erling Haaland excited for Man City’s ‘massive’ title race clash with Arsenal

Haaland believes Sunday's match will be 'like a final' (Getty)

"It’s always a nice fight and it’s always good to, as I said, to play against the best because that’s something you want to do," Haaland stated.

He continued: "It’s a massive game without a doubt. We all know the importance of this game. It’s like a final. Like last weekend was against Chelsea, it was a final as well. Let’s be honest and say that.

“We have a final every single weekend now for the next six weeks. It’s a massive game, it’s probably the biggest and the best game there will be, so hopefully it can be an amazing game.

“These are the games you want to play and these are the moments you want to be in."

This will be the third meeting between City and Arsenal this season, with Pep Guardiola’s men yet to lose to their title rivals.

The reverse fixture in the Premier League at the Emirates Stadium back in September finished 1-1, with Gabriel Martinelli’s injury-time goal cancelling out Haaland’s first-half opener.

City then beat Arsenal 2-0 in the Carabao Cup final last month, with Nico O’Reilly scoring both goals in the second half.