Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has labelled Riyad Mahrez as one of the Premier Legaue’s most “dominating” players ahead of the Leicester City star’s trip to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. If you go to the shop and buy caviar and champagne it’s expensive, it should be, but bread and milk is cheap. The Frenchman didn’t say the fans shouldn’t protest, he just said that they should hold those protests at some other time.
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They’re five points clear at the top of the Premier League with just 13 games left to go.
“Arsenal are up there, we’re up there, (Manchester) City are”. Form is on Tottenham’s side, though, with four straight wins while Manchester are coming off a confidence-bruising home loss to Leicester. If Spurs can come out on top, not only will they seriously dent City’s title hopes, they’ll have a chance to more firmly insert themselves into the title picture. Arsenal stopped the rot they’ve had since the turn of the year winning for the first time since 2 January.
The reverse fixture at the King Power Stadium saw Arsenal record a convincing 5-2 win over the Foxes, with Alexis Sanchez netting a hat-trick. This is the kind of game we want – the kind of game we relish.
Leicester are more anxious about television companies changing game times.
“They’re a team, not individuals, and that’s a massive part of the success of any football club”. Tell me why we have pressure?
“I think we are different people now”, Pochettino said.
Fourth-placed Manchester City play host to Tottenham later on Sunday in what’s sure to be a high-octane spell in regards to deciding where this season’s Premier League title ends up.
Squad wise I liked the fact the Ox got in front of Campbell and Walcott, because even though none of the above-mentioned is world class, we have competition and we rotate, and at the moment the Ox looks like the best choice.
But, after the frustration of conceding a late equaliser in the draw against Chelsea last weekend, United manager Louis van Gaal desperately needs a victory to keep his team’s European hopes alive and quell the constant speculation that he faces the sack.
Arsenal joined teams to oppose the move and they faced protests from Bayern Munich and Liverpool fans this year over the prices they charged travelling supporters.
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It’s a story worthy of a fairytale, but it’s the reality of this league which is well dominated by Leicester’s energetic style and unexpected explosion of talent.
