Arsenal vs Manchester City: 5 key players in colossal clash

Arsenal have a prime chance to narrow the gap on Manchester City to a mere six points. Here are the five players needed to accomplish that goal.

Arsenal are coming off a comprehensive win against Chelsea and a shaky, but still conclusive win against Cardiff City. They are narrowing the gap, thanks to some help from the rest of the clubs in the Top Five, and could narrow the distance between them and City to six points if they can take the win in this crucial match.

Of course, the big question is how this defense will stand up in the face of the injury crisis and the slew of attacking options that Manchester City have at their disposal, being the top scoring team in the league, and the Gunners, having the porous defense that they do.

Chances are, this is not going to be a defensive struggle, but that doesn’t mean that some semblance of a resistance isn’t needed to keep this match within reach.

Still, so much is going to come down to the Gunners ability to match City’s attacking prowess. Hopefully, the arrival of Denis Suarez can kick some added life into an already potent attacking force.

And with that in mind, let’s get into the five key players to pulling three points out of this one.

We start with no. 5.

5. Iwobi… er Ramsey… er Ozil… er Suarez… er…

Go figure that the creative midfield has been such a mess of inconsistency this year, because it was supposed to be a strong suit of the club. With Mesut Ozil and Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Aaron Ramsey and the up-and-coming Alex Iwobi, it looked like such an easy position to rely on, but lo and behold, it has failed to the point that Denis Suarez had to be brought in.

I have no *bleep*-ing clue who will start as the “mind” behind this attack, whether it be a No. 10 or an attempt at a winger but whoever it is, the weight of creating chances will fall on them, and in a match that will be dominated by two supercharged attacks, it will be up to Ozil, or Ramsey, or Iwobi, or maybe even Suarez, to match what is happening on the other side of the pitch.

Moving on to No. 4.