Arsenal hosts Manchester City in the EFL Cup quarterfinals. The match will be played on Tuesday, December 22nd at Emirates Stadium (London)
Arsenal has gradually lost its status of a grandee. Not so long ago, the Gunners fired Arsene Wenger, having decided that he was slowing down the development of the club. In some ways, the managers were right - there was a regression under the legendary Frenchman, but it was not so quick. Who would have thought then that the club would celebrate Christmas in the lower part of the standings? The fans pinned great hopes on Mikel Arteta, but it seems that the Spaniard is simply not able to cope with the task. He lacks work experience and the ability to adapt. Arsenal loses very often, and individual successes are the very exception that proves the rule.
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Manchester City can consider the first part of the season a failure. The Citizens are gaining an average of fewer than two points per game. Of course, it is difficult to claim high results with such "successes." After losing to Liverpool in the last Premier League draw, Pep Guardiola and his charges were expected to take revenge and impose a full-fledged struggle for trophies. In fact, there is a considerable risk that the richest team with a powerful lineup may even be left without a place in the next Champions League. By the way, the team did well in this tournament this fall - it easily advanced to the playoffs from 1st place. However, this is unlikely to fully compensate for the failure in the championship. Obviously, there will be a new batch of newcomers in January. Given Sergio Aguero's terrible shape and his contract expiring in the summer, it is worth taking at least a new center forward. But such a rookie will appear not earlier than in a couple of weeks, and the results are needed now.
Manchester City has won eight times in nine last head-to-head meetings. The only exception came in July when the clubs met in the FA Cup semifinals. Arsenal won that match with a 2-0 score and then won the trophy. Now both teams are far from ideal, but the Gunners' crisis is much deeper. We will bet on the victory of the Citizens.
Prediction for the match: Manchester City to win
