Arsenal vs Manchester City: How to Watch, Predicted Lineups, Score Prediction & Team News
![FILE PHOTO (EDITORS NOTE: COMPOSITE OF IMAGES - Image numbers 1202351530, 1182084551 - GRADIENT ADDED) In this composite image a comparison has been made between Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal (L) and Pep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City. Arsenal and Manchester City meet in a FA Cup Semi Final at Wembley Stadium on July 18,2020 in London,England. ***LEFT IMAGE*** BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND - JANUARY 27: Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal looks on prior to the FA Cup Fourth Round match between AFC Bournemouth and Arsenal at Vitality Stadium on January 27, 2020 in Bournemouth, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) ***RIGHT IMAGE*** LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 19: Pep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City looks on ahead of the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Manchester City at Selhurst Park on October 19, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Alex Broadway/Getty Images) FILE PHOTO (EDITORS NOTE: COMPOSITE OF IMAGES - Image numbers 1202351530, 1182084551 - GRADIENT ADDED) In this composite image a comparison has been made between Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal (L) and Pep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City. Arsenal and Manchester City meet in a FA Cup Semi Final at Wembley Stadium on July 18,2020 in London,England. ***LEFT IMAGE*** BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND - JANUARY 27: Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal looks on prior to the FA Cup Fourth Round match between AFC Bournemouth and Arsenal at Vitality Stadium on January 27, 2020 in Bournemouth, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) ***RIGHT IMAGE*** LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 19: Pep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City looks on ahead of the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Manchester City at Selhurst Park on October 19, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Alex Broadway/Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/58d366d08fcc14fff2b0342ead574af6c74fddc7e57c1b6dae3d6f079e2bd352.jpg)
Predicted Lineups
Arsenal: Leno; Holding, Luiz, Tierney; Bellerin, Willock, Elneny, Saka; Pepe, Lacazette, Nelson
Manchester City: Ederson; Cancelo, Ake, Stones, Zinchenko; Rodri, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Foden, Silva; Torres
Arsenal vs Manchester City Score Prediction
Arteta wants a win wherever he can get one, so the likelihood is that he’ll go senior on Tuesday. Needing a result to boost morale is part of his thinking, so too is the quality of opposition: Man City could field their entire second-string team and they’d still be odds-on favourites to reach the semi-final stage.
Three days’ rest between City and Chelsea is not an awful lot of time but there must be some degree of momentum building or else there is no hope of salvation.
Is that really going to come on Tuesday? Considering that Arteta will field a team mostly comprised of regular senior players (note: not his ‘strong’ side) the outcome won’t be expected to differ at all.
"If it’s luck you’re after, why not try your hand at fielding players on meritocracy, those whose profiles match the needs of the collective?"
— Pain In The Arsenal (@PainInThArsenal) December 20, 2020
- Arteta's idea of dominance misguided
- Need luck? Really?
- Other areas to focus on
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City will dominate the ball, suffocate Arsenal in the right areas and pose a threat with every attack. Arsenal can’t break down Burnley, or keep a shutout against sides performing nowhere near their maximum, so what hope is there of keeping City at bay?
No much, in truth.
Unless Guardiola’s side have an off day, the Gunners have it all to do. And even if they are uncharacteristically poor, it’s still a mountain to climb.
Will that work in their favour? The saving grace at this point is that this competition is the least of Arsenal’s worries this season, even if it the closest they are at securing silverware. So, with some of that pressure relieved and no expectancy on them to win, they could raise their game.
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