Following on from their over Membership Brugge within the Champions League Manchester Metropolis tackle Arsenal on Sunday on the Emirates Stadium. It’s one other essential Premier League fixture for each groups. Arsenal will probably be determined to select up three factors to remain in contact with Premier League leaders Liverpool. Pep Guardiola’s aspect is aware of {that a} win will additional solidify their place within the prime 4. An enormous recreation awaits each groups on Sunday.
Manchester Metropolis had a number of gamers unavailable for his or her win over Membership Brugge attributable to harm. Rodri, Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake and Jeremy Doku all missed the sport on the Etihad. The identical 4 gamers will once more miss the Arsenal recreation. Pep Guardiola was requested throughout his if there was any probability of any of these 4 gamers being obtainable this weekend. He instructed the media when requested about their standing: “No, we proceed the identical.”
There’s, nonetheless, excellent news for Manchester Metropolis, with Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis all being obtainable for choice for Sunday’s match. The trio had been all ineligible for Metropolis’s win over Membership Brugge. You do get the sense that Marmoush might have a key function to play on the Emirates on Sunday. The Egyptian worldwide performed nicely towards Chelsea and his tempo, motion and technical potential could possibly be key to unlocking Arsenal’s cussed defence. It stays to be seen if Marmoush will begin the match, however primarily based on what he confirmed on the Etihad final weekend, you’ll assume that he’d begin towards Mikel Arteta’s aspect.
There is no such thing as a return date from harm for Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake and Jeremy Doku. However the hope is that they’ll return sooner moderately than later. With a busy schedule arising Pep Guardiola’s aspect will want each participant obtainable as they face a gruelling set of of fixtures in February.