The fight for the Premier League championship is more alive than ever. Several teams compete to lift the trophy at the end of the season, and on this matchday 30 Manchester City and Arsenal will face each other with the aim of hitting the table in the standings. Both are separated by one point, so the match promises great emotions. Pep Guardiola's team has picked up cruising speed, with a great streak without knowing defeat, it aspires for everything in this stretch of the campaign, so it will try to leave the three points at home.
On the other hand, Arteta's team wants to maintain the pace and not collapse as it did last season. For this, a victory in this match would be an important boost of self-esteem in the fight for the Premier League, so we will see if the gunners They are capable of returning with a positive result from the Etihad.
Next, we leave you with the lineups that both Spanish coaches could have on the green for this key duel:
The citizens They come to the match with several doubts in relation to the injuries suffered by some of their players during the national team break. The one that seems most serious is that of Stones, who had to withdraw from England's second match, with what seemed like an ankle injury. Even so, the biggest scare came from Haaland, in what seemed like an injury during training with Norway. Finally, everything was a scare and the attacker was able to play both games with his national team. Given these circumstances, it seems difficult to predict an eleven, although everything indicates that Guardiola will come out with everything for this key match for the leadership.
This is what the formation would look like (1-4-3-3)
Goalie: Ortega
Defenses: Rico Lewis, Ruben Días, Akanji, Gvardiol
Midfielders: Rodri, Bernardo Silva, De Bruyne
Attackers: Foden, Doku, Haaland
Arteta's team has fewer casualties heading into this match, and barring any doubts, they should field their starting eleven. The defensive zone seems indisputable for the Spanish coach. In the midfield, the only doubt is who will accompany Rice and Odegaard, and everything indicates that it will be Jorginho, given the type of game and the opponent they face. In attack, there are doubts about the physical condition of Martinelli and Saka, although it seems that the Englishman is more likely to be in the game than the Argentine. Havertz should be the most advanced man performing that false 9 function that the German performs so well.
This is what the formation would look like (1-4-3-3)
Goalie: David Raya
Defenses: Ben White, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior
Midfielders: Jorginho, Rice, Odegaard
Attackers: Saka, Havertz, Trossard
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