So, it has come to this day. Or not. The Premier League title chase is in full swing, and we have come to the last lap. Other athletes are already tired and are not so fast, but the leading racer has stumbled on his own, and the second-placed runner is catching up. That’s what the race between Arsenal and Manchester City looks like. And if you ask the fans or the pundits, they know that this game is the crucial one. But if you ask the coaches, they disagree, especially Mikel Arteta, who claims that the title won’t be decided in this match. He is true, to the point, since there are five more rounds to play after tonight’s game, but considering the fact that Manchester City has two games in hand and that the points difference ahead of tonight’s game is only five points….Title challengers, assemble.Manchester City vs. Arsenal. GAME ON. 🍿 pic.twitter.com/3qdnJNqGO9— B/R Football (@brfootball) April 25, 2023 Coach Mikel Arteta is obviously under pressure since it’s his team who is out of form, while City is firing from all cylinders. The Gunners have failed to win in the last three games and came out with only three out of a possible nine points, while the Citizens haven’t lost a single game in all competition since Tottenham at the beginning of February. But the only thing which Arteta won’t allow to his players is fear. The Spaniard is thinking about this game as a ‘beautiful experience’ for the players and forbids them to feel intimidation. Otherwise….”I will kill them. And I don’t want that at all. It will be a beautiful experience. That is what I want them to take. A beautiful experience where we do what we have to do to win the game. Belief and psychology plays a huge part. Obviously the belief is there. When I look at how they trained, how they react, the mood in the dressing room, how they’ve been defending each other in every moment. We really want it and we’re going to show that again” said Arteta.Arteta claims the City tie “won’t decide the Premier League title”. Ok…On the other side is his former teacher Pep Guardiola, who admits he ‘fears’ games like this, but admits he needs this type of adrenalin and still sleeps well.“I always had the feeling that it would have been so difficult to play them at this stage. But after three games dropping points it will be much, much more difficult now. I would have preferred it if they had come here with better results. They didn’t win a game. I don’t like to suffer and the opponents has chances. It is a good sign, being a little bit nervous. The people in society, all of them are mental health psychologists because they don’t accept that being nervous is part of our lives, being anxious is part of our lives, being scared is part of our lives. I like to live this kind of… adrenaline, I would say that would be best to define this, the adrenaline that you have. But in the end, I sleep quite well” explains Guardiola.Kolo feels Arsenal will struggle: “Momentum is everything – and it’s with Manchester City”City have an incredible 13 consecutive wins against Arsenal in the Premier League. The streak has been going on since December 2015. This season, they played in the round of 16 of the FA Cup at the beginning of the year, when it was 1:0 at the Etihad, and Ake was the scorer. He is injured now and won’t participate, just like Saliba in Arsenal’s team. Citizens have maximum performance at Etihad. They scored as many as 40 goals in 12 matches, and Haaland scored 11 goals in the previous four matches at the City ground.Arsenal have only won 1️⃣ of their last 1️⃣5️⃣ games against Manchester City 🫣 pic.twitter.com/WNbwHlJVF1— 90min (@90min_Football) April 26, 2023 Make sure you’re with Mozzart Sport Kenya on Wednesday night for unrivalled coverage of the big game – match preview, live coverage, players ratings and all you need to know!PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 33TuesdayWolverhampton – Crystal Palace 2-0 (1-0)/Andersen 3 (og), Navas 90+4 (p)/Aston Villa – Fulham 1-0 (1-0)/Mings 21/Leeds – Leicester 1-1 (0-0)/Sinisterra 20 – Vardy 80/Wednesday21.30: (5.90) Nott.Forest (4.00) Brighton (1.58)21.45: (4.20) West Ham (3.60) Liverpool (1.95)21.45: (1.70) Chelsea (3.60) Brentford (5.30)22.00: (1.60) Man.City (4.10) Arsenal (6.25)Thursday21.45: (5.10) Everton (3.60) Newcastle (1.80)21.45: (2.35) Southampton (3.40) Bournemouth (3.25)22.15: (3.00) Tottenham (3.50) Man.Utd. (2.45)***odds are subject to change
