| Manchester City, in particular, must play for a win. Their long home run speaks in their favor. Although they suffered a 0-2 defeat against Tottenham at the start of the season, Manchester City have since remained unbeaten in 14 consecutive Premier League home games, conceding only nine goals in the process. Arsenal also knows how to defend. With only 24 goals conceded in 32 matches, the Gunners boast the best defense in the top flight of English football. Just this past Wednesday, Mikel Arteta's men secured their place in the Champions League semi-finals with a 0-0 draw against Sporting Lisboa. The Gunners are currently unbeaten in their last five Premier League matches against Manchester City, but recently suffered a 2-0 defeat to the Sky Blues in the EFL Cup final. Furthermore, there has been no win away at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League since 2015 in ten consecutive away games. Given the current situation and the fact that the already very defensive Londoners would take a big step towards their first league title in 22 years with just a draw we could not expect a high-scoring match. |
