The Gunners travel to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, with Spurs hosting Southampton same day. When the fixture computer spat this game out last summer it looked like it could be a game to decide the title. Conversely, City’s Achilles heel has been their form against the current top eight, with one victory and nine defeats from 13 games so far.
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City, who lost to Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday, now sit in fourth place on the Premier League standings and are on track to compete in Europe’s elite competition next season, but they are only four points ahead of Manchester United in fifth.
“I think the boss has done really well with him because he has brought him in, brought him out and then put him in the team”. The impact made as Atlético Madrid outmanoeuvred both Barcelona and Bayern Munich, renowned specialists in dominating with time on the ball, to reach the Champions League final has hardly gone unnoticed. It has been particularly problematic at home where they have scored only 27 league goals compared to Manchester City’s 45. David Silva, Pablo Zabaleta and Aleksandar Kolarov are also out injured.
Any hopes Arsenal have of persuading Sanchez to commit to a contract extension will surely depend on whether his reported discontent with Wenger can be resolved. Per Mertesacker will miss out after injuring his hamstring against Norwich.
Pellegrini has achieved much, taking City to one Premier League title, two League Cups and uncharted territory in Europe.
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini gives instructions during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on April 16, 2016 in London, England.
Arsenal have as short an injury list as they have had this season with only two players ruled out.
Manchester City have struggled for the majority of this season, especially since the turn of the year.
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“They were the best team and they were the best team because they had their best players in their best performance”.
