The quarterfinals of the Carabao Cup (League Cup) will take place before Christmas. This Tuesday, one of the most compelling clashes of the event will take place at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal and Manchester City, from different realities, will face each other for a place in the semifinals. The game will start at 5:00 p.m., Argentina time, and can be seen on ESPN.
How do they get there
He Arsenal is going through an extremely critical moment. After the fourteenth date of the Premier League, it only has 14 units and is ranked 15th, four points behind the decline. He has not been victorious in the tournament for seven games, with five losses and two draws. To top it all, he lost his figure, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, to a calf injury and will not be there tomorrow.
Mikel Arteta’s other two casualties are Thomas Partey (thigh injury) and Granit Xhaka (suspended). In turn, he will recover Gabriel Magalhaes, who missed the last duel against Everton due to a red sight against Southampton. In the difficult moment that the ‘Gunners’ are, a triumph against a great like him Manchester City and access to Carabo Cup semis would lessen the bitter taste. He came to this instance after eliminating Liverpool in the round of 16, on penalties.
On the other hand, Pep Guardiola’s team achieved a good victory against the ‘Saints’ and approached the classification positions for the cups. With 23 points in the Premier League, he is in seventh place, two behind Tottenham (entering the Europa League). The ‘Citizens’ got into the rooms of the League Cup after beating Burnley 3-0 on September 30.
Possible alignments
He Arsenal he would train with Bernd Leno; Rob Holding, David Luiz, Gabriel Magalhaes, Kieran Tierney; Dani Ceballos, Mohamed Elneny, Bukayo Saka; Gabriel Martinelli, Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah. For its part, Manchester City iria with Ederson; Kyle Walker, Nathan Aké, Rúben Dias, Benjamin Mendy; Ilkay Gündogan, Rodrigo, Phil Foden, Kevin De Bruyne; Raheem Sterling and Riyad Mahrez.
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