If Arsenal and City are equal on all of the above, then the title will be decided by the winner of a play-off match.

However, it can only go to this decider should Sunday’s match end 1-1, the same result as at Emirates Stadium in September.

It would leave the two sides with the same head-to-head record, as well as away goals scored in the matches against each other.

The tie-breakers as they currently stand are extremely tight too – Arsenal are three goals better off on goal difference than City, while the Blues have scored 63 goals to their opponents’ 62.

A play-off match would take place at a neutral ground, with the format and timing to be determined by the Premier League board.

During the 1995-96 season, Ferguson’s Manchester United and Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle had been going toe-to-toe for the title and the first batch of tickets had actually been printed in case a play-off match was required.

One ticket showed, external the match would have taken place at Wembley Stadium during a midweek, with a kick-off time of 19:30 BST, but United went on to win the title by four points.