Arsenal will travel to the Blue side of Manchester this Saturday to face Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium in what would certainly be an enthralling contest between two sides who play some beautiful and the most devastating football in the Premier League. It will be a crucial game in terms of the title aspirations for both the sides with the Gunners currently leading City by 6 points at the top of the table. A win or even a draw would go in a long way to stand Arsene Wenger’s title credentials this season, but a defeat would mean that Manuel Pellegrini’s men would reach within a striking distance of Arsenal.
Manchester City stand 4th in the table just a point below Liverpool and Chelsea and will come into the game on the back of a astonishing win over Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena. With recent slip-ups in the league and in the Champions League there is definitely a cause for concern within the Londoners troop as they will have to face a City side who are proving to be a dominant force when playing at the Etihad this season.
Arsenal had a Sunday night fixture against Everton last week and travelled to Italy during the midweek and will again play in an early kickoff on Saturday, a fixture list that cannot be more grueling than this. Having lost points against both their previous opponents, a point from Etihad before they face Chelsea next week would be helpful for Arsene Wenger.
As far as the news team is concerned, Arsenal will continue to miss the likes of Alex-Ox and Bacary Sagna, but Lukas Podolski having started his training recently has a chance to make it to the bench. Else Where Theo Walcott, who is yet to start a game after his return from injury would be waiting for his chance in the first team. The likes of Ramsey and Wilshere who were rested for Napoli’s clash will be available and it is upto Wenger who he picks for the starting XI.
Click on the next page to see Arsenal’s possible starting XI that Wenger might field against Manchester City