At 20:30 beijing time on the evening of January 1, the 21st round of the Premier League ushered in the top four battles, and Arsenal sat at home at Manchester City.
Arsenal vs Manchester City, the match highlights are as follows:
First: two-team situation! In the first 20 rounds of the Premier League, Arsenal ranked fourth with 35 points from 11 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, and Manchester City ranked first with 50 points from 16 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. In the last round of the Premier League, Arsenal beat Norwich 5-0 away, and Manchester City beat Brentford 1-0 away.
Second: Arsenal fight for four, Manchester City for the title, who can continue to be unbeaten? Arsenal have won 4 consecutive league games, Manchester City have won 10 consecutive league games, Arsenal have to fight for four, Manchester City want to win the title, who can continue the league winning streak?
Third: Master-apprentice war! Arsenal boss Arteta was previously Guardiola's assistant (assistant coach) at Manchester City, and now the pair are their masters, who can surprise and win? This pair is too familiar with the master and apprentice, and only by making a surprise move in tactics can they win by surprise. But for Guardiola, being surprising isn't necessarily a good thing, as has been proven in multiple Champions League knockouts.
In the last 6 meetings between the two sides, Arsenal are 1-5 and are in an absolute disadvantage.
Both sides are injured and arsenal have Kolasinac. Jianyang Fuan, Chambers, Niles, Cedric; Manchester City have Walker, Rodley (doubtful) and Stones (doubtful).