SOCCER•Manchester City, third but just one point behind Arsenal, leader, must not lose at the risk of complicating their task in the fight for the title of champion of England
Antoine Huot of Saint Albin
THE ESSENTIAL
- Manchester City (3rd in the Premier League) hosts Arsenal (leader) this Sunday at the City of Manchester Stadium. Kick-off at 5:30 p.m.
- Cytizens and Gunners, who are separated by a single point in the standings, are engaged in a fierce battle in search of the title of champion of England, to which Liverpool also claims, tied on points with Arsenal.
- In the first leg, in London, Mikel Arteta’s men beat the reigning champions thanks to a goal from Martinelli at the very end of the match.
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19th
For the moment, City’s possession phases are quite sterile, it lacks a bit of imagination.
17th
Arsenal tries a combination from a corner, but Ortega wins in his area. Superb ball grip.
15th
The small Gvardiol festival on the left side. But the Croatian defender is blocked. On the corner Aké makes a header which falls on Raya’s glove, luckily.
14th
Yet another cross from Ben White on the right side, but it is caught without problems by Ortega.
13th
They are really struggling to relaunch our friends Red & White
12th
Arsenal are playing with fire at the back. Several times small errors disrupt the recovery and City can quickly take advantage.
9th
Arsenal press very high with three to five players. for the moment it’s working pretty well. But be careful if the Cytizens find the spaces with good combinations.
7th
The first opportunity for the Gunners, with a cross from Ben White at the far post, Gabriel Jesus goes on to control and strike, but it just misses Ortega’s goals.
6th
Haaland who thought he was in a UFC fight and lands a kick to bring Saliba down. It’s well done, but we’re not in an octagon.
4th
De Bruyne’s free kick is cleared for a corner by White. The corner does nothing, but City settles into the London camp.
2nd
First magic tricks from Bernardo Silva on his right side. Gabriel Jesus is forced to make a mistake to stop the Portuguese. Big mistake.
1st
Arsenal have the early phases of possession. The Gunners want to impose their direct game.
5:30 p.m.
Here we go! Good game guys (yeah English LV1 over here)
5:29 p.m.
A pretty “I’ll follow you everywhere” tarpaulin displayed in the stands of the City of Manchester Stadium… Well, it was probably paid for by the club, eh. But it’s quite pretty.
5:27 p.m.
The two teams enter the Etihad pitch!!
5:26 p.m.
If City and Arsenal are at their level, the match will be interesting. In this type of display, the Gunners have often played below their level (except this season).
So, will Martin Odegaard and company be able to break the curse? Where is the curse? Manchester are just very strong (certainly the best club in the world currently) and even stronger at home, so the question is not whether Arsenal will be able to break the curse but whether Arsenal will be strong enough to beat City at home or is- what citty is going to be worse than usual?
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5:19 p.m.
What are your predictions for this match, and more generally in this three-way fight for the title of champion of England?
5:15 p.m.
Surprisingly in England, especially in Manchester, the weather is magnificent at the Etihad Stadium. We will feast.
5:11 p.m.
On the Arsenal side, we will closely follow the offensive trio Gabriel Jesus (formerly of City), Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz
5:08 p.m.
Come on, let’s get to the heart of the matter with the compositions. We start with today’s hosts, Manchester City.
Guardiola obviously aligns his favorite duo De Bruyne-Haaland. Foden and Bernardo Silva will accompany them offensively.
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