Arsenal will face Manchester City Arteta: Winning this game will be a huge encouragement
2025-02-02 10:27
The "Gunners" Arsenal will face the "Blue Moon" Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium in the new round of the Premier League, and coach Arteta said that if they can win the game, it will greatly motivate his team.
In the last round of the focus game, Arsenal defeated Wolves 1-0 away from home after Calafiori scored a goal after Lewis Skelly was sent off. After achieving an unbeaten record of 3 wins and 2 draws in the past 5 rounds, Arsenal is currently ranked second in the standings with 47 points.
In addition, Manchester City defeated Chelsea 3-1 in the last round of the league and won two consecutive games. Looking back at the record, Arsenal has won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1 in the past five matches against Manchester City, including a 2-2 draw away from Guardiola's team this season.
Arsenal manager Arteta said, "The key is to be stronger than them. My only focus is on what happened in that game. When two top teams want to win, it is normal for the competition to become extremely fierce."
In addition, in the 8th round of the UEFA Champions League earlier, Arsenal relied on goals from Jorginho and Nwaneri to finally beat Girona 2-1 away from home, and advanced to the round of 16 with the third place, and successfully prepared for the focus match against Manchester City.
Arteta continued, "Winning this game will be a huge boost for us, and winning big games is always special. Every time we play against such a strong opponent, it will bring extra motivation. Whether it is confidence, passion, or the mentality of having to continue to win in the championship process, this is what we are pursuing."
"We have 11 players and 60,000 fans behind us every time we play. So bring that energy, that's what we need."