Pre-match: Manchester City vs Arsenal

This Wednesday (26) Manchester City and Arsenal face each other, the two first placed in the Premier League move the fight for the title. The game will be at City’s home, Etihad Stadium, at 4pm (Brasília time). On the GE website, Globo Esporte, you can follow the highlights of the match in real time, but the game will be broadcast on ESPN and also on Streaming Star+.

The Gunners, as the Arsenal team is known, currently have five points more than City, 75 to 70, but City has two games less than the rival. The two teams have the best attack in the competition, under the command of top scorer Haaland, City has scored 78 goals so far. For Arsenal, there are 77 goals scored and the player who scored the most for the club is the Brazilian Gabriel Martinelli, with 15 goals scored. In addition to contributing to the team, Martinelli equals Firmmino as the Brazilian with the most goals in a single edition of the Premier League.

In the first round, City won 3-1 in London, with goals from De Bruyne, Grealish and Haaland, while Saka discounted for the hosts. If we look back at the clashes between the teams, Manchester comes out ahead, with nine wins and just one defeat in the last ten games. As for titles, the teams live different realities, Arsenal wants to end a 19-year fast without winning the English Championship, the last time was in 2003/04, while City is looking for its fifth title in six seasons.

_{Photo: First-round clash between Arsenal and City. (Photo: Reproduction/Reuters)}

For the confrontation Pep Guardiola will not be able to count on Aké who is injured. City’s likely squad is: Ederson; Akanji, Rúben Dias and Laporte; Stones and Rodri; Bernardo Silva, Gundogan, De Bruyne and Grealish; Haaland. Mikel Arteta is missing Saliba, Tomiyasu and Elneny, and still has Xhaka as a doubt for the match. Prospect Arsenal squad is: Ramsdale; Ben White, Holding, Gabriel Magalhães and Zinchenko; Partey, Xhaka (Fábio Vieira) and Odegaard; Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus.

Arsenal are coming off a 3-3 draw against the last Southampton, while Manchester City comes packed with the win against Sheffield Utd 3-0 in the FA Cup. Without a doubt, football lovers are eagerly awaiting this confrontation and who do you think will win? Who will be the champion?

Featured photo: Art between the shields of Manchester City and Arsenal. Production: Trader Mobile