Arsenal FC visiting Manchester City on Sunday afternoon evokes the words of a true classic early ’90s rock anthem titled “Right Now.” In the immortal lyrics of Van Halen: “Hey It’s your tomorrow (Right now), C’mon, it’s everything (Right now), Catch a magic moment, do it Right here and now It means everything.”
So without further ado, let’s preview this one!
Arsenal FC at Manchester City FYIs
Kickoff: Sun. March 31, 4:30pm, Etihad Stadium
Intl Break Arsenal Injury Updates: Part 1 Part 2
Manchester City Injury Updates: go here
Team News: Arsenal Manchester City
Starting XI Predictions: Arsenal Manchester City
Transatlantic Passage: How the Premier League Redefined Soccer in America: LINK
Google Result Probability: Arsenal 23% Manchester City 52% Draw 25%
PL Standing: Arsenal 1st, 64 pts Manchester City 3rd, 63 pts
PL Form: Arsenal WWWWW Manchester City DWWWWD
While this match won’t actually in itself decide the Premier League title, as Liverpool are in the mix too, it will have as much consequence on the title race as any. There is no one specific match that ever decides the title, but the Gunners against City is going to be must see television nonetheless.
Pep Guardiola has some injury doubts to contend with here, so that could lead to some selection issues.
Manchester City Starting XI Prediction vs Arsenal
Stefan Ortega; Rico Lewis, Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake, Josko Gvardiol; Rodri, John Stones; Phil Foden, Bernardo Silva, Jeremy Doku; Erling Haaland
Paul M. Banks is the Founding Editor of The Sports Bank. He’s also the author of “Transatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America,” and “No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry.”
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