Sitting one point behind Arsenal, largely due to two poor results against Stoke and Liverpool in their last four games, Manuel Pellegrini’s Man City also know they’re in spitting distance of the league’s summit and will use Arsenal’s traditional weakness against the top teams as motivation. “What is for sure is that maybe the Premier League as a whole has so much financial power that the lower teams who spent a bit less, they can still buy the best players in Valencia, in Lyon, and that makes the league much more competitive”.
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With champions Chelsea out of contention and Leicester still unfancied to go the distance, the encounter could give us an idea of which side is better equipped for the title. Before that they played in September 2014 and the game ended in a 2 – 2 draw. This ultimately enabled Toure to push forward with no defensive responsibilities, and the Ivorian ignited City’s best attacks with his deep runs from midfield, whilst simultaneously storming through challenges.
The Czech Republic shot stopper has played a key role in Arsenal’s impressive top-flight form, helping the Gunners to win 10 of their opening 16 Premier League games.
One of the favourite topics for football fans up and down the country is the question of whether Arsenal can actually, this year, finally, at last, win the league.
A late Martin Demichellis header rescued a point for City in their last trip to North London after Sanchez’s sensational volley looked to have won the Gunners all three points.
“(But) it’s a game of six points, to win three and to take three off a rival.
Arsenal are, as they always seem to be, dealing with an injury crisis.
But both are bereft elsewhere. Coincidentally, it was Arsenal’s remarkable 2-0 win at the Emirates that formed the Cazorla-Coquelin pairing, and the balance between the two Arsenal men has pushed Ramsey to the right ever since.
Since the 6-3 basketball-esque game between these two at the Etihad, Manchester City are winless in their last three (four including the Community Shield) matches against the Gunners.
The visit of Manchester City will, though, pose a very different threat.
Instead, Wenger flashed back to the days that Raheem Sterling was at Queens Park Rangers; before Liverpool scooped him up.
It’s easy to forget that Giroud actually has an extremely good goals to games ratio, and scores plenty for the amount of games he plays.
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I’m going to take both teams to score here. It wouldn’t surprise anyone if the two sides both don’t want to lose and just end up cancelling each other out. Perhaps the most worrying part is that, at St. James’ Park, Newcastle are far superior to when they travel; at home they’ve scored 13 and conceded 12, while away from home they’ve only managed to score five, while conceding 18.
