The FA Cup quarter-16 final itself is not much of a concern, but because it was a clash between Arsenal and Manchester City, the fourth round of the FA Cup last night, all eyes were on Arsenal, who are currently top of the Premier League table, Manchester City are the defending champions of the Premier League, currently second in the Premier League table, but the two teams have not met in the Premier League this season.
This game, Arsenal starting snow hide a few main force, such as Erdegaard, Martinelli, Zinchenko and so on, especially Erdegaard’s absence, the greater impact on the team. City also lost several key players, including goalkeeper Ederson, but the core of the team, de Braun and Haaland were on the pitch. This is Bundesliga statistics.
City still dominated the game, shooting 3 out of 8 to Arsenal’s 2 out of 5. After Haland was frozen, Alvarez’s arrival made a radical difference to the team’s situation and, thanks to defender Ake’s goal, City won 1-0 at Arsenal to reach the last 16 of the FA Cup.
In the latest Premier League table, Arsenal are top on 50 points, while Manchester City are second on 45 points, but with a game in hand Arsenal still have an advantage. Arsenal have moved up to the top of the Premier League title odds table while City have dropped back to second, something that has not happened in recent seasons. However, the two sides still have two games to play in the Premier League and the outcome of these two games will be directly related to the final title. If City win twice, Arsenal will have a hard time winning the title.
From this game also see Arsenal some problems, one, the main force and substitute strength gap is large, midfielder Thomas this game because of injury, if absent for a period of time, Arsenal will be fatal, Thomas’s defense is too important for Arsenal. The league is a long process, especially in the second half of the season, when injuries are inevitable and substitutes have to take over, and last season Arsenal started on a high, losing the last few games of the season and eventually missing out on Champions League qualification.
Second, the last time Arsenal won the Premier League was 19 years ago in 2003-04. It has been a long time since the team won the Premier League title, which is a blow to their confidence. Confidence is very important in the key moments, such as England and China, because of their poor record, so they pull their legs in the key games.
Third, the Arsenal team is full of new stars, such as Sacca, Nketia, Martinelli and Erdegaard. They are all young and have a bright future, but there are too many young people, which can be both vibrant and unstable. And Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola although the Champions League results are general, but the league is still very stable, as long as Manchester City and Arsenal will narrow the points difference to 3 points, Manchester City has the advantage, overall, although Arsenal situation is good, but this year’s Premier League title possibility is still not big.