ABU DHABI, 25th April, 2020 (WAM) — A few weeks before the season premiere of the ongoing English Football League, the “Al Ittihad” Stadium in Manchester will witness a live clash between Manchester City and Manchester City tomorrow, Wednesday. Arsenal are top of the competition.
The summit clash between the two teams has dominated all the matches in this week’s Round of 33, and is expected to shape the lead and title race for the remainder of the tournament. the season
Arsenal lead the table with 75 points, 5 points clear of reigning champions Manchester City, and Manchester City have two postponed matches remaining, giving them the chance to lead the competition by 4 points if they continue their winning streak. Competition, winning both matches and defeating Arsenal in tomorrow’s match.
The two teams meet tomorrow in different circumstances and a clear superiority for Manchester City, which still competes in 3 different championships: the English Premier League, the FA Cup and the European Champions League, while the English Premier League title is the only one. Remaining goal against Arsenal leaving the rest of the match empty-handed.
Manchester City go into the match full of confidence, in light of two very important wins in the past; After defeating Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the Champions League to qualify for the semi-finals, they beat Sheffield United 3–0 in the semi-finals and qualified for the FA Cup final.
Manchester City also continued their winning streak in the English Premier League, winning 8 of their last 9 matches played in the competition to cement their place in second place and become a candidate to regain Arsenal’s lead. Consecutive wins in the remaining weeks of the tournament.
On the other hand, Arsenal will go into the game tomorrow having lost 6 points from 3 consecutive matches and drawing 3 matches in a row after 7 consecutive wins in the competition.
The setback reduced the team’s lead over Manchester City to 5 points, with Arsenal two games in front of the reigning champions.
Arsenal’s last defeat in the competition, notably against Manchester City, came on 15 February in a postponed match between them in the first round of the competition. Manchester City won the match 3-1. After 3 months Arsenal took the lead.
Now, Manchester City will be eyeing a fresh win against Arsenal tomorrow to pave the way to return to the top and improve their chances of defending the coveted title.
With the win, Manchester City extended their winning streak against Arsenal in the English Premier League to 11 consecutive wins, making it Arsenal’s longest losing streak against a single team in the English Premier League in its history.
Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 14 Premier League matches against Arsenal and Arsenal’s last win against Manchester City dates back to December 2015.
During the first round, Manchester City’s Spanish coach Josep Guardiola asserted his absolute superiority over Arsenal’s coach Mikel Arteta, his former assistant and teammate. Arsenal coach; Guardiola picked up his sixth win in 6 matches against Arteta.
Guardiola will be hoping to continue this impressive run of form and keep a clean sheet against Arteta with tomorrow’s game, which will help Manchester City win the Championship for the third season in a row and the fifth time in the last 6 seasons.
Manchester City and Arsenal have two of the strongest attacking lines in the English Premier League this season. Manchester City scored 78 goals, one more than Arsenal.
Manchester City have the second strongest defensive line this season, conceding 28 times, Newcastle’s 25, third in the competition, while Arsenal’s defense is third with 34.
While Norwegian Erling Holland tops the competition’s scorers list with 32 goals, Arsenal have 3 of the competition’s top scorers this season; They are Gabriel Martinelli (15 goals), Bugayo Saka (13 goals) and Martin Odegaard (12 goals).