Manchester City – Arsenal
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Intro
It's the champions against the contenders this weekend as Man City welcome Arsenal to the Etihad in what is now one of the best clashes of the season.
Pep Guardiola is looking to bow out with a record fifth straight Premier League title, while his apprentice, Mikel Arteta, is looking to knock him off his perch before he does.
Man City can't stop winning
Man City are four wins from four as they begin their title defence the only way they know how. With eleven goals to their name already, Guardiola's side are going to take some stopping - and not many know how.
Already, Erling Haaland is on his way to securing another golden boot as the Norwegian has been responsible for nine of the 11 goals scored. Man City are far from a one man team, but at the moment they'd very much be lost without their talisman.
If Arsenal can find a way to keep him quiet (and it's a big if) the Gunners may have a chance to claim a valuable point.
Arsenal looking for three huge points
Arsenal were without key players for their trip to Tottenham last weekend but still came away with an important 1-0 victory. That saw the Gunners return to winning ways after dropping points at home to Brighton the week before. Still, they are only two points behind Man City and will likely to be breathing down their necks all season long.
Further good news for Arsenal is the return of Declan Rice who was suspended for the North London derby last weekend. The England international will return to the starting XI in their most important fixture of the season already. Sadly Martin Odegaard is out for a few more weeks, after picking up an ankle injury on international duty.
Man City relish the Gunners at home
Let's first address that it's not impossible for the visitors to frustrate the Norwegian. Haaland has failed to score against Arsenal in their last three head-to-head matches. Better still for Arsenal supporters, they've managed to hold City twice and beat them once in 90 minutes. There's more than hope for Arteta who has started to frustrate the champions.
However, although Arsenal have been improving against the champions, that included a 0-0 draw last season, you have to go all the way back to 2015 the last time they won at the Etihad.
A 5-0 defeat in 2021 and 4-1 in 2023 will be fresh in the memories for the supporters, who will be hoping their draw last year can kickstart and change their unwanted record.
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Arsenal will take inspiration from the fact Man City have only kept one clean sheet in the Premier League this season - and it wasn't at home. Ipswich, West Ham and Brentford have all found a way through, and it's easy to point out that Arsenal are better than those three teams.
If Arteta can prepare his men as he has done the last three times they have faced City, the Spaniard could walk away from the Etihad with another point - but how he'd love three.
Manchester City vs. Arsenal
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Man City have failed to beat Arsenal in their last three matches.
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Erling Haaland hasn't scored against Arsenal in those games.
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This fixture finished 0-0 last campaign.
Our Betting Tip for Today
This Super Sunday clash is going to be an intriguing battle, especially for the neutrals, as Arsenal continue to close the gap on their new rivals.
Arteta to frustrate his old team
Man City are odds-on to win yet another title but this may just be the closest one yet. Arsenal pushed them close last campaign, and their 0-0 draw will have given them the confidence required to take points off them.
As mentioned, Haaland hasn't enjoyed his matches against Arsenal in recent times, and the centre-back partnership of Gabriel and William Saliba might just be enough to stop him. That might sound mad, but they've kept clean sheets in all games that Arsenal have finished with eleven men on the pitch this season.
The return of Declan Rice will give the Gunners a huge boost, and with the likes of Rodri and Bernardo Silva voicing concerns over a congested fixture list, Arsenal's camp has remained quiet and focused ahead of their trip to Manchester this Sunday.
With that in mind, we believe the value is with the visitors. Arsenal have learned their lessons against Man City and having conceded just once in their last three meetings, backing the draw at 13/5 with bet365 looks a solid choice.
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