We welcome Manchester City to the Emirates on Sunday evening in a Premier League match that we hope to win comfortably. Many analysts believe that beating Manchester City is the only way to increase our prospects of winning the Premier League title that they won last season.
Predictions for that game have been made, and I want to focus on two of them: Paul Merson’s and Dimitar Barbatov’s.
Paul Merson in his SportsKeeda column believes we will struggle to overcome Manchester City without both Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli. He believes we could have beaten City if one of our two wingers had been available, given the defending champions are likewise not at their best without Rodri (and even Kevin De Bruyne). Merson believes we can split the points, predicting a 1-1 tie for us.
In defence of his prediction, he said in his Sportskeeda column, “If I had predicted this game on Tuesday, I’d have definitely backed Arsenal to win this game. Manchester City are without Rodri, and they aren’t the same team.
“Arsenal will now have to do without Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli, and I can’t see how Arsenal can win this game.”
Dimitar Berbatov, like Merson, believes there will be no winner when we play our main title rivals. He suggests that both of us are fantastic on a good day, and that the difference may be determined by who is wiser than the other, and who capitalises on the faults of the other. He predicts that the game will end 2-2.
In his Metro column, he had this to say about his prediction: “In the end, we’ll just have to see who’s smarter. Both teams are very similar; we see how they both play, using the space, attacking constantly, and waiting for the opponent’s mistakes, and obviously, Mikel Arteta is obviously a student of Pep Guardiola’s, so I think it’ll be a draw in the end.”
What do you think of the game, and do you think we will defy all odds and win it?
Darren N
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We always comes good when our back is against the wall
There is a chance that Saka will play – a very good chance apparently.
Will still be a tough game with or without Saka just hope that we play well.
I hope, against hope Sakawill be fit to play if not and, Martinelli out as well Arteta should play a front three of Trossard and Jesus out wife, with Havertz leading the line Partey in midfield with Odegaard and, Rice Please Mikel do not start with Nelson Nketiah or, Vieira none of those three are good enough or strong enough at the top level Been following Arsenal for over fifty years and seen good and bad times Arteta has nucleus of a very good team but still needs a top striker and left back
Football is all about tactics, hard work, determination, and also believe! While, most of all these come from the manager; because the players can only play to the instructions from the manager! I can understand that Guardiola is next to no one when it comes to all of these! But if Tuchel can neutralize all that Guardiola has gotten, why can’t Arteta! Especially he was once his boss! But definitely if Arteta should ‘ve any chance of winning he has to be fair to his team selection, let him play his best three midfielders at their right positions… Thomas, Rice and the captain! I just believe one can win matches either through the midfield, or from the flank! But definitely Herverzt should not be starting arsenal matches! Not at the moment impact!