Manchester City will face a tough test against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium this coming weekend.
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City will take on Arsenal away from home at the Emirates Stadium in North London in the Premier League this coming Sunday.
City, who won the Premier League, the UEFA Champions League and the FA Cup last season, have lost their last two competitive games.
The Citizens lost to Newcastle United in the EFL Cup last week and then went down to Wolverhampton Wanderers away from home in the Premier League this past weekend.
City will face RB Leipzig in Germany in the UEFA Champions League in midweek before locking horns with Arsenal in North London in the Premier League next weekend.
Arsenal are in good form at the moment and will head into the game against City with confidence.
Arsenal star Thomas Partey back in training ahead of Manchester City match
And, the Gunners have just received very positive injury news.
According to The London Evening Standard today, Thomas Partey is back in training.
The £200,000-a-week (Spotrac) star has been on the sidelines with a groin injury.
But, Partey is back in training now.
A defensive midfielder by trade, the former Atletico Madrid star has been deployed at right-back at times by Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta this season.
Like City, Arsenal are also in action in the UEFA Champions League in midweek.
Manchester City cannot lose to Arsenal
In my view, Manchester City simply cannot afford to lose to Arsenal this coming weekend.
They simply cannot.
Of course, all City fans will hope and probably even expect a win, but we know that Arsenal are a tough team to beat, especially at the Emirates Stadium.
A draw in North London would not be a bad result for the Citizens.
Yes, a defeat to Arsenal is not going to be decisive at this stage of this season, but it will certainly make the Gunners believe more in themselves and give them a psychological edge in the title race.
City cannot let that happen.
