MADRID, 14 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Arsenal and Manchester City are looking for a victory this Wednesday at the Emirates Stadium, in the postponed game of the twelfth day of the Premier League, that will allow them to sleep at the top of the table, a duel in which the ‘Gunners’ They hope to recover after their latest setbacks and the ‘citizens’, to storm the head with the doubt of Erling Haaland.
Only three points separate those led by Mikel Arteta (51), who are hoping to win their first league title since 2004, and those led by Pep Guardiola (48), who managed to close the gap on the leader last week after beating Aston Villa ( 3-1) and that he tied with Brentford (1-1). An income of eight units that the ‘gunners’ have wasted in recent weeks.
A victory for the ‘sky blue’ in London would put them, by general goal difference, at the head of the table, although their rival will still have one game less. This same campaign, they already managed to beat him and eliminate him in the fourth round of the FA Cup with a goal from Nathan Aké (1-0), although on that occasion Arteta presented a totally different team from the Premier.
The big doubt for Guardiola will be the participation of the Norwegian Erling Haaland, the top scorer in the championship (25 goals) and who set off the alarms when he suffered a blow last Sunday; If his discomfort persists in the last training session, he won’t risk it, especially in view of tough weeks with games every three days.
Since Mikel Arteta stopped being Santpedor’s assistant in December 2019 to start his career as head coach, the two have met eight times, with City winning seven and losing just one, in the 2020 FA Cup semifinals. , a title that Arsenal would end up conquering.