

"This is a game that Arsenal cannot lose," Merson wrote in his Sportskeeda predictions column. Merson, on the other hand, has backed his former team to get a shock result in Manchester which would see their title hopes remain alive and back in their hands. If the Gunners can win, it would be an incredible turnaround after what has happened to them in recent weeks." "But that run of draws was so damaging, and you can see that doubt has kicked in. "After going three games without victory, Arsenal can approach this as if the pressure is off," Sutton wrote in his BBC Sport predictions column. Both Paul Merson and Chris Sutton, who post weekly predictions, have had their say with the latter believing City will secure the victory. READ MORE: Arsenal can sign perfect Declan Rice alternative and complete Liverpool £35m transfer hijackĪhead of the potentially title-deciding clash taking place, pundits have started to make their predictions for the result.


The only way to prevent that from happening is for the Gunners to rock up at Etihad Stadium and leave with the three points.įorm heading into the clash is also topical with Arsenal winless in their last three, while City have just knocked Bayern Munich out of the Champions League and secured a spot in the FA Cup final. While Mikel Arteta's men hold the advantage by having points on the board, City still have two games in hand where maximum points achieved will seem them leapfrog Arsenal. The Gunners, despite their recent blip, remain top of the table with five points between themselves and Pep Guardiola's side, but that could become two on Wednesday evening. Arsenal face their most important game of the season in the Premier League title race as they face reigning champions Manchester City.
