Both teams are striving to close the gap at the top of the table on surprise leaders Leicester City, who won away to Everton at the weekend.
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City winger Jesús Navas has found himself with more minutes on the pitch of late as City navigate their way through a spate of injuries, but the Spanish wide man has yet to register a goal this campaign, and has spoken of his desire to contribute more.
Wenger, who sold a number of Arsenal’s best players to pay off the debt incurred from their shift to the Emirates Stadium in 2006, still remembered the pain but said the club are in a much better position to ward off raids from richer clubs.
“There are one or two possible comebacks, ‘ said Wenger during Thursdays” press conference.
Olivier Giroud says he was buoyed by Arsene Wenger’s decision not to sign a new striker in the summer and now wants to hit at least 20 goals in a Premier League season for the first time. Their victory over Southampton has brought them into fourth place, only three points behind City and four behind Arsenal.
Look for Ramsey to continue his unbelievable plays, and look for him to cause serious problems for Man City with those long darting runs from deeper positions.
Injuries have held them back somewhat, but there is a new edge to their attack, and topping their Champions League group for the first time in five attempts has perhaps already justified the outlay. The contest is between him and Silva to be the creative spirits and I think a couple of assists from Ozil will decide the game. One of City’s unsung heroes this season, the Serbian has proved his importance to the team once again this season.
Played for both – Patrick Vieira: The fiery midfielder was a powerful presence in the Arsenal team for nine incredibly successful years under Arsene Wenger, the last three of which he was captain.
“You can use the experience to keep on winning”.
“It was true for a while because we were a young team and a young team can be up and down”.
“But as a player I look forward to encounters like this”. I have won the Premier League twice, so it is only natural to aim for something different, but when you think about it we play in the Premier League every week.
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.
Alexis Sanchez misses out here, but may be available for Arsenal later in the festive period.
Arsenal star says he is “feeling pumped” to face Manchester City.
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“Especially because I know his agent very well”.
