Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola knows victory over Arsenal will place the Premier League title in their control.
Earlier in the day Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta insisted tomorrow night's clash would not be decisive.
But Guardiola stated: When we started this season, first game, second game, third game, after back-to-back Premier Leagues, it is not a final.
Now the last few months I have had that feeling with the FA Cup and Champions League and Premier League, that is the truth because we see the end is real, real close.
Now we know exactly what we're playing for.
We have had many months to arrive at this part of the league to have the chance in our hands.
"Of course, they have it in their hands too, because if they win it depends on them. The destiny will be in their hands.
"But if we win, definitely the destiny will be in our hands. Then we still have seven games left."
However, Guardiola continued: It's really good to be here.
After the first round of the Premier League, [with what] Arsenal have done, it's difficult to think we are here in that moment.
So it's a really, really important game because we can get points and our biggest opponent this season cannot.
It's really important, not decisive because there's still many tough games for both sides. We have more games to play but we can't deny how important it is."