Paul Merson outlines his prediction for Arsenal v Man City
Paul Merson has warned that Arsenal cannot afford to lose Sunday’s Premier League showdown with Manchester City at The Emirates.
The Gunners will host the defending champions in front of their home fans this weekend as they bid to close the gap on the Premier League leaders.
Arsenal currently sit a point behind Pep Guardiola’s table toppers after City suffered their first defeat of the season last weekend to Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Mikel Arteta’s men were comfortable 4-0 winners at Bournemouth last Saturday but fell to a disappointing 2-1 defeat by Lens in the Champions League in midweek.
Bukayo Saka (Photo: Adidas)
Arsenal star man Bukayo Saka had to be substituted due to a hamstring injury picked up during the European loss, while Gabriel Martinelli is also out due to a hamstring problem picked up against Everton. Manchester City, meanwhile, will be without key man Rodri for the trip to The Emirates after the Spaniard picked up a three-game suspension following his red card against Nottingham Forest.
Former Arsenal midfielder Merson feels that the Gunners must not lose Sunday’s game and he feels that the game is likely to end all square in a 1-1 draw, admitting that he “can’t see” how the north Londoners can win the clash.
“If I had predicted this game on Tuesday, I’d have definitely backed Arsenal to win this game,” Merson told Sportskeeda.
“Manchester City are without Rodri and they aren’t the sam...
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