Arsenal Newsn Today: Arsenal’s match against Manchester City on Wednesday has been marked on the calendar for months as a possible deciding match in the Premier League championship race. But the Gunners now face a massive swing in momentum in favor of the reigning champions, which they must combat.

Arsenal, led by Mikel Arteta, are five points ahead of City heading into Wednesday’s match at the Etihad Stadium. But many believe the championship is City’s to lose with their two games in hand and midweek home field advantage.

Arsenal, who haven’t won the Premier League since 2004, might have built up an 11-point lead in recent weeks to put the heat on Pep Guardiola’s City, who are still in the hunt for the league, the cup, and the Champions League.

Big game on the line

Instead, City have taken back control of their own fate, as Arteta’s youthful guns showed their inexperience in the run-in with three straight draws. The English champions have scored 43 goals in 11 wins at the Etihad since 2023.

First-year on English soil, Erling Haaland is two goals away from equaling the Premier League record of 34 goals in a season and 50 goals in all competitions.

Although the status of in-form defender Nathan Ake is in question, City is otherwise healthy following the weekend return of Phil Foden. William Saliba, a French defender for Arsenal, has been out recently due to a back ailment. He is not anticipated back until Wednesday. Granit Xhaka’s fitness also has him questionable.

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Arsenal News Today: Mikel Arteta talks about his plan to deal with Erling Haaland

Since the new year began, Manchester City has been at its best, and they show no signs of slowing down. Erling Haaland, who has been red hot for Guardiola’s team, will be looking to add to his team-high goal total.

Arsenal’s play has been unexpectedly bad this month. Thus, they just cannot afford to lose this game. However, Manchester City are the superior team right now and have the upper hand this week.

Erling Haaland is the main threat for Manchester City. Ahead of the game, Mikel Arteta was asked about his plan to stop Haaland. Mikel Arteta on whether he has a plan to deal with Haaland: “Obviously, we have worked on their threat as well as we have worked on their weaknesses & we know where they are. The issue with City is that they start with the goalkeeper – they are a threat when the ball is with him. “You have to control every single player, but we just focus on us.” 

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Mikel Arteta on if he has a plan to deal with Haaland: “Obviously, we have worked on their threat as well as we have worked on their weaknesses & we know where they are. The issue with City is that they start with the goalkeeper – they are a threat when the ball is with him. You…

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