Which…Champions League? It has Arsenal-Manchester City!

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Night Champions League tonight, but the… starless match of the day is undoubtedly that of Arsenal against Manchester City in Premier League!

The two teams compete for first time this year in the championship (21:30), in the postponed match for the 12th matchday. The match was originally scheduled for 19 October, but was postponed to allow for the Arsenal-Eindhoven Europa League match on 20/10, which had been postponed following the death of Queen Elizabeth.

Huge game, with, of course, the top of the Premier League as a background! In a period, where Arsenal is deformed, as it comes from a 2nd consecutive… mishap and feels “hot” City’s breath. To be precise, it was tied 1-1 with Brentford at home on Saturday, as a result of which the “citizens”, who easily won 3-1 against Aston Villa in Manchester, came closer to the “three points”, albeit with a match more. Last month, we remind you, Arsenal won 1-0 Manchester City in the FA Cup. In the league, however, as we mentioned above… they are reciprocating for the first time this season.

So far they are the best team in the Premier League,” said Pep Guardiola at the press conference. “We felt it a few weeks ago in the FA Cup. The commitment is intense. It’s going to be a big, big battle. We must be ready. I really can’t believe that a week ago we were out of form and now we are back in form. Every game is different, you can play well and win and everything be perfect, but tomorrow you might lose. Tomorrow (or today) is an important game. Everyone knows it and we will try to do our best“, he added.

And he added:I have no complaints. Everyone makes mistakes, first me. The mood is good, really, really good for many years. We are happy, that we are together not because we beat Villa or lose to Tottenham».

On the other hand, Mr Mikel Arteta – who was Guardiola’s ‘right-hand man’ at Manchester City from 2016 until December 2019 – said:Manchester City has managed to dominate the field in recent years. City built a team that could play very good football, but also get the necessary titles and the right results when they needed to, despite the difficulties and challenges they had to face at times.

This is the level we want to reach in turn. This is how we want to be: A team that will play good football and win titles. And that’s where we’re headed».

The prehistory, however, is… full of City! Since 2015, Arsenal have had to beat the “citizens” at league level, having 2 draws, 11 losses (10 in a row) in both venues since then! Yes, Manchester City counts six consecutive doubles in London in all competitions, which she had in total in her 61 previous visits there! Never in history there has not been a team that has 7 consecutive doubles at the home of the “gunners”. This year, however, things look different, as the “gunners”, with Arteta on the bench, do terrible yearwhile they are at their headquarters undefeated for 10 months (11-2-0).

In racing news, it is very interesting to see if Haaland will catch up from City’s side, as the… bionic Norwegian (21/25) picked up a problem from the match against Aston Villa.

Possible XIs:

Arsenal: Ramsdale – White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko – Xhaka, Partey – Xhaka, Odegaard, Martinelli – Enketia (Trossard)

Manchester City: Ederson – Walker, Diaz, Akanji (Laporte), Ake – Rodry, De Bruyne, B. Silva – Mahrez, Grealish, Haaland (Alvarez)

See here the Premier League standings

Source: Sport Fm

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