
Arsenal's record against Manchester City is SHOCKING but Rodri and Kevin De Bruyne absences offer the Gunners a great chance to beat them and ignite the Premier League title race
Daily MailWhen Arsenal beat Manchester City with a late smash and grab in August's Community Shield, we dared to believe Pep Guardiola's all-conquering team might have lost some of their sparkle. Having invested heavily in new players, Arsenal, who'd pushed City fairly close in last season's Premier League title race, looked best-equipped to challenge City again. Erling Haaland and City endured a rare off-day when beaten at Wolves last Saturday With the suspended Guardiola confined to the stands at Molineux, City were below their best A major source of optimism for Arsenal is the absence of Rodri, who serves the third and final match of his suspension for grabbing Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White around the throat. Rodri serves the third match of his ban on Sunday and City are weaker when he is absent Rico Lewis has looked assured stepping into midfield but Arsenal will present a huge test Arsenal's Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice certainly won't mind Rodri and De Bruyne's absence in the midfield battle on Sunday Another plus for Arsenal is the absence of a real nemesis - Kevin De Bruyne. Kevin De Bruyne has caused Arsenal so much pain with eight goals and five assists Jeremy Doku and Julian Alvarez will ensure City still pose plenty of creative threat Sure, Arsenal will need a number of City players to have off-days but the absence of Rodri and De Bruyne undoubtedly gives them a greater chance.
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