The days of top teams viewing Arsenal as an easy match and declaring their confidence in a win are long gone. Arsenal have gradually grown in stature under Arteta, and this season they have been in their best form to compete in the Premier League.
They are now the team everyone fears playing. Even Manchester City can’t dismiss the Gunners, and all you need to hear is what Ilkay Gundogan said about facing Arsenal this week.
“Most probably, it is going to be one of the toughest games we have played in recent years, against a very strong Arsenal side with a very similar style of play, with a great manager and a great team. With this win (against Villa), I think we are ready to go on Wednesday,” said Gundogan, as quoted by MEN.
“That is the target. We will travel to London to try to win the game and get the three points, even though we know it is going to be hard, but it is going to be a top game and we will try to get the three points.
“We are playing against the best side in England so far this season, so it is going to be a top game. They are a side that we know very well. We expect football on the highest level, and we are all looking forward to it.”
Gundogan’s words make it clear that Manchester City are unsure what awaits them at the Emirates. This season, no team has beaten Arsenal at the Emirates, and hopefully, City will not be the first.
If there is one game that Arsenal must win, it is this one against City. So how satisfying will it be for Arteta and his team to defeat the “Cityzens” who have dominated the Premier League in recent years?
To be king, you must sometimes overthrow one and take the throne by force.
COYG
Daniel O
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Lee Dixon is right.
Pep Guardiola continue to ramp up his mind games even in the team he had selected that played against Aston Villa, was some what a strange selection from his norms.
Knowing the gaffer and others would be watching he mix things up a bit in his last game.
So with one eye on this game his mind game started well over a week ago.
This is a game we cannot afford to lose and with no room for error , this game is as big as it get
Me, I think and believe that if Arteta takes courage to get emboldened . And emboldened himself by tweaking his Gunners matchday starting XI team selection for our home Man City very important Epl big game match. And introduce 4 Gunners personnel changes on playing and position switch to his last Gunners team that drew 1-1 at home against Brentford of: Takehiro Tomiyasu to start in place of the regular starter and out of top playing form Ben White at RFB. And start Kieran Tierney at LFB in place of Zinchenko. Who he should move to central midfield and pair him with Thomas Partey to start at the base of the Arsenal defence. And simultaneously play as 2 holding defensive midfielders/box to box players in the Arsenal midfield for the match. In place of the out of starting top form Xhaka to start the match. And start the popular Gooners choice to start the match Leandro Trossard at RW in place of the out of starting top form Gabriel Martinelli to start.
If my above 4 changes in Gunners personnel and one position change from LFB of Zinchenko to start the match from the midfield is adopted for the match by Arteta to galvanized his last Gunners starting team our last home match against Brentford.. The galvanized Gunners starting team for our home Man City game later tonight will definitely defeat the Citizens in the big game match encounter. Irrespective of which strong Citizens team that Pep Guardiola fields for the match, the galvanized Gunners team if galvanized by Arteta to play the match to win it will undoubtedly win it.
And hopefully. From the Arsenal’s perspective, the Pgmol match officiating officials for the match, will not do any kind of the likes of Arsenal at Man Utd, at home against Newcaste, at Everton and at home against Brentford another anti-Arsenal match refereeing against Arsenal this time around in their home match against Man City. But eschew doing a repeat of such to Arsenal.
If the ref and var are impartial unlike last seasons ,i expect to get a draw or win.
If u will recall the gunners were denied a 100%penalty .To rub salt into the wound ,
Guardiola was given a 50/50 penalty.
I hope karma strikez.
I’ve never been so convinced of an arsenal win against man city.
Me too, iam so convinced we will get a win.
We’ll be 6 points above city at the end of the day.
The race in this season’s Epl title win and win it on a new record breaking 102 points Premier League title win is still ON for Arsenal to achieve it this season.
However, for the Gunners to win the title this season. And also have the rare record breaking Epl title win to it. Of which was once won by only Man City in history to date.
Arsenal MUST Therefore playing at home tonight beat Man City to start attempting to achieve this rare new record breaking 100 points + Epl title win this season.
Which I believe the Gunners can start to achieve this rare record breaking title win feast this season. If they for the first time playing at home beat Pep Guardiola’s managed Citizens team tonight.
Therefore, let the Gunners play a game to surmount the odds against them in their not having to beat Pep Guardiola’s Citizens team before in the Epl. But sum up the necessary courage that is needed to beat them tonight. And summed it up and beat them unfailingly.
Lol im optimistic but talking about 102 pts is ridiculous. Neither us or man city are getting close to it. 89-90 pts will win it