Last season, the duels between Manchester City and Arsenal decided the title of champion of England, according to many, the "gunners" are the team that should be the biggest competitor to the untouchable champion even now.
Whether Arsenal is really strong enough to disrupt the plans of the "citizens" will be somewhat clearer today after the mutual clash at "Emirates" (17.30:XNUMX p.m.).
Arsenal recently beat Manchester United at home, two weekends ago they drew with Tottenham at the same stadium, and today they face the biggest challenge and a duel with a team that hasn't taken a single point for a long time - even in the last 12 league games, City beat their rivals from London. The Arsenal - City derby has been a one-way street since April 2017 when it was 2:2, and Arsenal have been waiting for a triumph since 2015...
- We can talk about it, but I don't see how that streak will affect this game - he said Pep Guardiola.
For the Catalan, Arsenal is the ultimate team.
- The way they "recruit" reinforcements is superb. Check out the newbies - Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, goalkeeper David Raja... Arsenal is an excellent team and for us another opponent in a series against which we have to be perfect in order to win - said Guardiola and added:
- Arsenal is back, Arsenal was our competitor for the title last year and will be for a long time.
Arsenal defeated City in the first match of the season, they did it on penalties for the trophy in the Community Shield.
- We have to be real not for 90, but for 100 minutes. That's the only way we can oppose City - said the coach Mikel Arteta.
His team enters the derby after an embarrassing defeat in the Champions League against Lance, in which he was injured Bukayo Saka who is a question mark for the clash with the champion. Arteta will be missed Gabriel Martinelli, while Guardiola cannot count on Rodria.
- I believe that we can end the series that is in favor of City. I know we have the quality for that - Arteta is clear.
After seven matches, City have six wins and a loss, which they suffered last weekend when visiting Wolverhampton. If they lose today, it would be the first time since December 2018 that the "citizens" have tied two losses in the Premier League. Crystal Palace and Leicester were better then...
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