Manchester City now has the upper hand in the Premier League title race after they defeated Arsenal in their last match.
The Gunners remain top of the league standings, but City will go top if they beat Fulham this weekend.
It is a position they have worked hard to be in for much of this term and Mikel Arteta’s men have done well to keep them at bay so far.
But the title is City’s to lose now and their attacker Bernardo Silva insists they will not drop points.
He says via The Daily Mail:
‘We’re big men and we talk about whatever we want. We’re not going to be complacent about the title.
‘We’re going to take this job very seriously and try to win every game, now focused on Fulham away, which is a tough game.”
Just Arsenal Opinion
City has been on an incredible run of form in recent weeks, which is what separates them from the other clubs in the competition.
It is hard for us to beat them now, but we must ensure we win all our remaining games of the season.
That way, if they drop points, we can still take advantage to win the title.
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Olympic diver. We played them as well as anyone last season but he dove for a penalty and Rodri had a toe poke in extra time.personally I feel he’s a cheat who always is complaining
guys allow the title talk , arsenal bottled it , when it mattered the most – same as last season . yes it was brilliant being at the top for so long and in hindsight an overachievement . However the players eventually crumbled so anybody expecting a last hurrah will be disappointed
It is going to take an act of God to dislodge the Citizens grip on that big jug.
They wiped away the team at the top claiming to be the best team this season, who dobwe want to do favour for us resides I don’t see us winning more than 3matches the rest of the season, it’s all over the spirit has been crushed
I wouldn’t be surprised if we don’t win another game this season. You can tell that confidence is shot, we’re in awful form, and looking that bad defensively that even Southampton put three past us.
I think at this stage, our only hope is if Arteta rotates the pack. I would love to see Nelson from the start. Maybe a Party-Odegaard-Smith-Rowe pivot? We have to try something different that’s for sure!
Jen, like you I’m worried about possibly not winning another game this season as none of the remaining matches are straight forward. It’s not just that Saliba is injured, it’s something else that has put the lads out of step. Also it’s not Holding’s fault that Arteta keeps picking him. Is there a problem with Kiwior ? I was surprised when we bought him, but I heard that he was great in training, the quickest ever sprinter, great left foot and so on. So why hasn’t he started since Saliba got injured ? I know it can take time to forge understanding between defenders, but the guy is an international who Edu/Arteta must have rated. I’m not sure if he speaks English because I’ve only heard him Speaking Polish. Is ther possibly a communication issue. Something’s not right.
Trossard must start against Chelsea.
I would imagine Kiwior hasn’t started because it was deemed too much a risk. To throw a young player in as starter with no experience of English football during the latter stages of a title run in would be not advisable.
I also don’t think Holding has been that bad, especially considering he’s only a squad player. Starters like Gabriel have been making mistakes, as has Ramsdale. Party has been very poor of late. Saka has gone off the boil a little. Lets not forget that we were even looking dodgy defensively even with Saliba in the runup to his injury.
Now that the title is pretty much over, I would play Kiwior, and yes, Trossard must come back in.
Against Chelsea, I would like to see:
Ramsdale
White – Kiwior- Gabriel – Tierney
Party
Nelson – Odegaard – Smith Rowe – Martinelli
Trossard
Jen, I’ve been suspicious of Gabriel and Partey for a while. But then Partey started playing really well and I thought I probably got it wrong. Unfortunately he’s gone backwards again lately. He can look ponderous especially when he is harried by the opposition. I love the guy when it all works out, but sometimes he can be far too slow in making the pass and then he is caught out. Gabriel is a hothead, overly emotional and makes too many serious mistakes which nearly always cost us.
My team for Chelsea would be the same team I wanted for the City game i.e.:
Ramsdale;White,Gabriel,Tierney;
Saka,Partey,Xhaka,Odegaard;
Trossard,Jesus,Martinelli.
This has to do with our current form more than how good City is. If Arsenal had dropped those points earlier in the season and then win 4 of our last 5 matches to be in this position I will be more confident. Right now, we have lost confidence and we seem to be choking. But this is football, City only need to lose 1 and draw 1 and us winning our remaining matches. Can they start that by dropping at Fulham and Arsenal winning Chelsea at the Emirate? Yes!
It’d be amazing if Fulham can claim a draw v the citizens. They [city] might feel the pressure and they would still have two away games on their last two fixtures. We all need to will Fulham on