"I have no doubt that the fans will make it a fantastic atmosphere on Sunday and throughout the season," Mackay said in a press conference. "[City] are a top side.

"There's a task ahead of us and you can see how quickly they got in their stride with the new manager on Monday. I wouldn't say it's daunting, but they've got one of the best squads in the country. We've got to make sure we're competitive."

Cardiff lost their first game in the top flight 2-0 to West Ham United last weekend.

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	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	35	25	5	5	85	28	57	80
2	Manchester City Man City	34	24	7	3	82	32	50	79
3	Liverpool	35	22	9	4	77	36	41	75
4	Aston Villa	35	20	7	8	73	52	21	67
5	Tottenham Hotspur Spurs	33	18	6	9	67	52	15	60
6	Manchester United Man Utd	34	16	6	12	52	51	1	54
7	Newcastle United Newcastle	34	16	5	13	74	55	19	53
8	West Ham United West Ham	35	13	10	12	56	65	-9	49
9	Chelsea	33	13	9	11	63	59	4	48
10	Bournemouth	35	13	9	13	52	60	-8	48
11	Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves	35	13	7	15	48	55	-7	46
12	Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton	34	11	11	12	52	57	-5	44
13	Fulham	35	12	7	16	51	55	-4	43
14	Crystal Palace	35	10	10	15	45	57	-12	40
15	Everton	35	12	8	15	37	48	-11	36
16	Brentford	35	9	8	18	52	60	-8	35
17	Nottingham Forest Nott'm Forest	35	7	9	19	42	62	-20	26
18	Luton Town Luton	35	6	7	22	48	77	-29	25
19	Burnley	35	5	9	21	38	70	-32	24
R	Sheffield United Sheff Utd	35	3	7	25	34	97	-63	16