Arsenal's trip to the Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City is certainly the decider for the title. If Arsenal wins, they will restore their nine-
Arsenal’s trip to the Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City is certainly the decider for the title.
If Arsenal wins, they will restore their nine-point lead, while Manchester City will cut the 6 points gap to three with a game still in hand.
Arsenal’s title challenge suffered a major setback when Bournemouth beat them at the Emirates Stadium last Saturday. Manchester City hit top form the following day and smashed Chelsea into pieces 3-0 at Stamford Bridge to put themselves in a fine position to challenge Arsenal for the title.
Ahead of the game on Sunday evening, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has revealed that he wants his side to beat Manchester City.
“Hand on your heart, if somebody offered you a draw today, would you take it?” asked a journalist during the pre-match briefing.
Mikel Arteta answered: “No, we want to win the game. We are there to win the game. We need to win the game, and we are preparing to win the game.”
The title will be decided for Arsenal if they can beat the inform Manchester City.
Pep Guardiola’s side can already smell Arsenal’s blood and are ready to pile more pressure on the out-of-form Arteta’s Gunners.
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