Manchester City had a fantastic start to the season with a 5-0 victory against West Ham. It looked like they become Champions for the third time in a row. But slowly, the L column started stacking up. Their defeat at the hands of Norwich showed that Manchester City was far from invulnerable. Till date, they have had 4 losses with their most recent PL game being an unprecedented defeat at the hands of city rivals, Manchester United. Man City are surely desperate to turn the tide around and will look to gain some momentum after winning the UCL game against Dynamo Zagreb.
Arsenal has had a rocky season. Currently the Gunners are 9th on the table, having registered 4 losses.and 7 draws. They have won only 1 of their last 5 games. The sacking of former manager is still very fresh and it is too early to tell how it will impact the team in the long run. They drew in their European League match as well. Good news is that Pierre Emerick Aubameyang is in great form and is second on the goalscoring charts. He’ll be looking to score and provide a W for the team against Manchester City.
MATCH DETAILS:
When: December 15, 10:00 PM IST
Where: Emirates Stadium
Capacity: 60,161
Recent Form:
Man City: L W D W L
Arsenal : W L D D L
ARS vs MCI Dream11 Team News: Injuries and Suspensions
Arsenal might have to do without Granit Xhaka, who is dealing with a concussion. Hector Bellerin’s appearance is doubtful. Even an appearance from Nicolas Pepe is slightly doubtful as he suffered a sprained knee against Standard Liege. Martinelli might play given his goal and general performance in the midweek game.
Manchester City will still have to do without Aymeric Laporte in defence. Gabriel Jesus is likely to reprise his position now that Sergio Aguero still has a thigh injury. John Stones is also injured out, leaving Fernandinho and Otamendi to hold the fort. David Silva was injured and reportedly missed training so an appearance from Ilkay Gundogan instead is highly likely.
Arsenal vs Manchester City
Arsenal possible line-up:
Leno; Maitland-Niles, Sokratis, Luiz, Kolasinac; Guendouzi, Torreira; Lacazette, Ozil, Martinelli; Aubameyang
Manchester City possible line-up
Ederson; Walker, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Angelino; DeBruye, Rodri, Gundogan; B. Silva, Jesus, Sterling
Head 2 Head (Last 6 PL matches)
Manchester City - 5
Arsenal - 0
Draw - 1
Check more stats: Manchester City football club: record v Arsenal
Key Players:
Man City: Kevin De Bruyne
Arsenal: Pierre Emerick Aubameyang
ARS vs MCI Dream11 Fantasy Team:
GK: Ederson ( MCI)
DEF : Fernandinho (MCI), Otamendi (MCI), Kolasinac (ARS)
MID : I. Gundogan (MCI), Guendouzi (ARS), De Bruyne (MCI), Phoden( MCI)
ST : Jesus (MCI), Aubameyang (ARS), Martinelli (ARS)
Create your team on Dream11: Here
Fantasy Prediction:
Manchester City has had racked up a lot of surprising defeats and draws this season so a victory is not exactly guaranteed, even against an Arsenal team that has been underperforming. A little risky, but we’d pick a 2-2 draw.
NOTE:
The match preview of the ARS vs MCI fixture is given here along with fantasy match predictions and predicted playing 11.
