Sanchez has been forced to miss Arsenal‘s last three matches through injury but can be backed at 5/1 (6.0) with Paddy Power to mark his return with the opening goal of the game, while the odds compilers go 13/10 (2.30) that the Chilean star strikes at any time against City.
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With all the investment in the summer and a renewed optimism in the side, City should be going into this game at the top of the table.
But in spite of perceived pressures, Pellegrini said: “It’s not a decisive game as after this we have to play 21 games more”.
City are now locked in a three-way battle with Arsenal and unlikely leaders Leicester City, who confirmed top spot for Christmas with a 3-2 win at Everton on Saturday. The last four head to head contests between the two teams have all gone Arsenal’s way.
“It is a very important game [tonight], it is a game of six points, but you can win and the most important rival with Leicester will stay in the same position [behind them]”.
“You always feel more attracted to people who play the way you play”, said Silva.
And as they face a daunting run of away trips in all competitions, Pellegrini admits his team must quickly end their poor form away from the Etihad. Arsenal has won four of its last five home games and drawn the fifth.
On this season being Arsenal’s best chance to secure a Premier League title since 2004… Not only is this the game of the weekend but for me these two are the most likely winners of the league and it will be interesting to see how this game goes head to head. The importance of this game between second and third can not be understated.
Arsenal have no new injury concerns following their win over Aston Villa last time round. If your in-play bet loses, they will refund the amount in cash to your account, with the offer available to both new and existing customers.
The Anfield club demonstrated their potential in the 6-1 League Cup defeat of Southampton, and if they can reach that level, they should be good enough to beat the Hornets in Sunday’s early game. “The bigger the team the better”.
“He came to see me and he said, ‘Listen, I didn’t sign a striker, ‘” Giroud said of Wenger.
As I’ve said, a draw suits both parties and both will be wary of losing it. What’s more, the teams could simply cancel each other out.
“You can’t discount Leicester because they are producing great performances every week”.
Manchester City have only scored 8 goals in their past 7 Premier League matches and this will be playing heavy on the minds of their attacking quartet.
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Arsene Wenger will be encouraged by how badly City’s attackers have travelled this season, as the blanks drawn by their visitors in their last three away matches illustrates. They also have a tendency to leak goals and Arsenal might just take advantage of these factors to get that much needed win against the Citizens, even if by a small margin.
