Arsenal are in a battered state in the Premier League, but in the League Cup they went brilliantly. Now they will face the challenge of Manchester City.
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Arsenal is in a battered condition ahead of the match against Manchester City in the Premier League Cup quarter-final.
Again, last weekend The Gunners defeat with this time they did not move against Everton in the English Premier League continued. Their crisis has not finished yet, the North London club must face tough opponents, Manchester City.
However, Mikel Arteta had a unique experience when he kicked his former teacher, Pep Guardiola, when Arsenal clashed with him The Citizens in the FA Cup semi-finals last season.
Line-up of players
Arsenal XI: Runarsson; Cedric, Gabriel, Mustafi, Kolasinac; Ceballos, El Neny, Maitland-Niles, Willock, Martinelli; Lacazette
Man City XI: Steffen; Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Zinchenko; Fernandinho, Rodri, Fodem, Bernardo, Mahrez; Jesus
The course of the match
1 ‘First half kick-off!
3 ‘GOOOOOL GABRIEL JESUS !!! Through a neat attack, Zinchenko was able to send a spoiled pass, and was able to be maximized by Jesus with a deadly header! City were fast ahead.
21 ‘LAPORTE !!!! City almost managed to double its lead! Unfortunately the French player’s header was still sideways from Runarsson’s goal!
23 ‘First yellow card earned by Mohamed El Neny.
25 ‘Second yellow card in two minutes. This time Mustafi is the next Arsenal player to get a card.
Will The Gooners get another red card? ????
31 ‘GOOOOL LACAZETTE !!! Wow! This time it was Arsenal’s turn who was able to score a goal with a header! Martinelli was able to deliver a spoiled pass which the captain finished beautifully!
40 ‘CRAZY! A CLASSY SAVING FROM RUNARSSON !! Gabriel Jesus was unable to take advantage of the one on one situation against the Arsenal goalkeeper. City almost came back ahead!
HT: Arsenal 1-1 Man City
46 ‘The second half has begun!
Summary
Arsenal vs City – Curated tweets by GOAL_ID
Live Streaming Arsenal Vs Manchester City
The 2020/21 Premier League Cup quarter-finals between Arsenal and Manchester City will be broadcast on Mola TV on Wednesday (23/12) at 03:00 WIB.
Check out the full TV schedule here.
| TV station | Grindstone TV |
| LIVE streaming | Grindstone TV |
When is the Arsenal vs Manchester City match?
| Competition | Arsenal Vs Manchester City |
| Date | Wednesday, December 23, 2020 |
| Kick-off | 03:00 WIB |
| Stadium | Emirates Stadium |
Arsenal squad predictions
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is confirmed to be absent due to injury, a similar problem is still experienced by Thomas Partey. While Granit Xhaka will still undergo a match suspension because of a red card in the match against Burnley.
Gabriel Magalhaes is fortunately available in this match after serving his suspension last weekend. Arteta is likely to rotate his squad and provide opportunities for even better players.
| Position | Estimated starting lineup for Arsenal (3-4-3) |
| Goalkeeper | Leno |
| Defender | Mustafi, Gabriel, Luiz |
| Midfielder | Bellerin, Ceballos, Elneny, Kolasinac |
| Striker | Willock, Lacazette, Saka |
Predictions of Manchester City Squad
Gabriel Jesus, Aymeric Laporte and Eric Garcia are doubtful for taking part in this match.
Raheem Sterling is expected to feature from the start after scoring twice in his last two visits to the Emirates. Sergi Aguero, Benajmin Mendy, Phil Foden, Riyad Mahrez, Fernandinho and Nathan Ake are likely to play after being sidelined at the weekend.
| Position | Estimated starting line-up for Manchester City (4-2-3-1) |
| Goalkeeper | Steffen |
| Defender | Cancelo, Stone, Ake, Mendy |
| Midfielder | Fernandinho, Gundogan Mahrez, Foden, Torres |
| Striker | Aguero |
Preview
Arsenal face this match losing five of the last seven Premier League games, leaving them 15th on 14 points – it is start the club’s worst since the 1974/75 season.
Even though they won in the Premier League, in the League Cup their pace was quite brilliant after eliminating Leicester City and Liverpool to advance to the last eight.
The Gunners won the FA Cup with Arteta last season and are optimistic that they can go far in the League Cup even though they will be blocked by City.
“This is a competition that we are determined to win,” said Arteta.
“We face two tough opponents, Leicester and Liverpool. We managed to beat them and now play at home. We are getting closer to Wembley,” believes Arteta.
At City, they are in good morale and are looking to a nine-match unbeaten streak in all competitions. During that period, they only conceded one goal, but what’s interesting is that they seem to have a hard time breaking into the opponent’s goal.
At least in the last three games, Pep’s men have only scored two goals.
However, City have a good record when they clashed with Arsenal in the League Cup. In the last three duels between the two, Cannon London has always lost, also having lost in the quarter-finals in the 2009/10 and 2011/12 seasons.
Prediction: Arsenal 1-0 Manchester City
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