For two years, Arsenal has been fighting Manchester City for the title. For two years, Arsenal has been very close to winning. But for two years, Arsenal has failed in its quest for the Holy Grail. This season, both teams are once again the favorites in the race for the English crown. This Sunday late afternoon, the top two in the Premier League meet at the Etihad Stadium to do battle.
Championship leader Manchester City will obviously be the favourites in this match. Led by an extraordinary Erling Haaland who has already scored nine league goals in four matches including the last seven goals of the Skybluesthe men of Pep Guardiola have not been beaten by Arsenal at home since 2015, a clear sign of the balance of power between the two sides, even though last year the Londoners won the Community Shield on penalties and still took four points against City in the league. It remains to be seen whether Guardiola will be able to count on Kevin De Bruynewho came off injured against Inter.
Opposite, the Gunners do not therefore leave defeated against a team that conceded a draw against Inter Milan in the Champions League in midweek. For Mikel Artetathe big question will be how he will handle the captain’s injury. Martin Odegaardabsent for several weeks, especially since his men will have one day less to recover than their opponents after traveling to Atalanta on Thursday.
