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Arsenal: 4 things we want to see vs Manchester City

By Ross Kennerley

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) /
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – AUGUST 28: A general view of Etihad Stadium is seen as Ferran Torres of Manchester City scores their second goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Arsenal at Etihad Stadium on August 28, 2021 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Chloe Knott – Danehouse/Getty Images) /

4. Still be in the Game at Half-Time

Is that too much to ask? Arsenal have been branded as Premier League flat-track bullies this season for the way they’ve started obliterating poor teams and coming heavily unstuck against the so-called ‘bigger’ outfits.

Up until the West Ham win, that was mostly true.

Nobody truly expects Arsenal to win this match purely based on Man City’s quality and the unavoidable results that have littered the Emirates Stadium in recent seasons, so once again, like the trip to Anfield, an improvement in competitiveness is what fans want to see.

Can Arsenal take this game to half-time without City being out of sight? They managed that against Liverpool until it all fell apart, and as badly as it did come tumbling down on Merseyside, Arsenal were not out of the match before that second goal.

Boasting the best home record in the division will provide some additional confidence to the team – even if many supporters might not be in their finest fettle to cheer loudly – and if they can keep themselves in the tie for long enough there is nothing to suggest a positive result can’t be attained.

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3-0 at half-time? Preferably not.

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