Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Premier League title will be at stake when Arsenal and Manchester City face each other at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday evening. The Gunners suffered a dip in form, with the team losing to Everton, while dropping two points in a 1-1 draw with Brentford, but they are still leading the chase for the domestic trophy. All Gabriel Jesus, Mohamed Elneny, and Emile Smith Rowe remain in the recovery room, but there are no fresh injury worries in Mikel Arteta’s team. January signing Leandro Trossard is widely expected to start after scoring the opener at the weekend.
Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola’s troops picked up vital three points from Sunday’s clash against Aston Villa, with the team putting an extra pressure on Arsenal. Since both sides will go for a win in the Premier League derby, we are tempted to put our money on over 2.5 goals. As always, top scorer Erling Haaland will lead the line for the reigning champions. Defender John Stones should be the only absentee in the away team.
Highlighted Player (Granit Xhaka):
Granit Xhaka is widely regarded as one of Europe’s most talented central midfielders at the moment and he is on the radar of quite a few high-profile sides. Just two seasons at FC Basel proved enough to attract interest from Borussia M’gladbach, who secured his signature in the summer of 2012.
The Switzerland international had a slow start to his career in Germany, causing many pundits to start doubting his credentials, but he eventually turn things around to show he is more than capable of playing at the highest level. Acting as a deep-lying playmaker, Xhaka impressed fans and pundits alike with his performances in Bundesliga and European competitions, and he even managed to score a couple of important goals in the process.
Despite his fragile age, the highly regarded footballer has been a key member of the Switzerland national team for quite some time now, scoring 6 goals in his first 40 caps to establish himself as a real leader of the Rossocrociati. The 2014 World Cup, where he scored one goal in four starts, should prove just the first of many major tournaments to come.
Highlighted Team (Man City):
Manchester City are the lest famous of the two major clubs based in Manchester. The club was founded in 1880, but they have been struggling in the English Premier League in the past. Nonetheless, ever since the club was purchased by Abu Dhabi United Group in 2008, the Citizens have been playing an important role in the English top flight.
Manchester City won two Premier League trophies under Roberto Mancini and Manuel Pellegrini (2011/2012 and 2013/2014), but both managers eventually paid the price for some disappointing results. Man City play their home games at the Etihad Stadium and the stadium capacity is 55,097.
Manchester United are regarded as Manchester City’s biggest rivals and the likes of Kun Aguero, Carlos Tevez, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Uwe Rosler, Yaya Toure, Sylvain Distin are some of the most remarkable players that played for the Etihad Stadium outfit. Manchester City have won four Premier League titles and five FA Cup trophies and it has to be noted that they made it to the Champions League semis in the 2015/2016 season.