Manchester City hosts Arsenal in round 3 of the English Premier League. The match will be played on Saturday, August 28th at Etihad Stadium (Manchester)
Manchester City is in 9th place in the standings after two matches played (three points scored). The reigning champions of England had a bad start in the new season. On 7 August, the Citizens lost to Leicester in the Super Cup final at Wembley (0-1). And eight days later, they lost again in London, failing to cope with Tottenham in the Premier League opening round (0-1). On August 21, angry Guardiola's men destroyed Norwich City (5-0) in the first game of this season at Etihad. In the 7th minute, the Canaries scored an own goal after a mistake by goalkeeper Tim Krul, and then Jack Grealish, Emerick Laporte, Raheem Sterling, and Riyad Mahrez brought the score to lopsided.
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Arsenal is in the penultimate 19th position in the Premier League standings with no points scored in two rounds. The Gunners played poorly in the opening segment. On August 13, they lost to the debutant of the elite division Brentford away (2-0), and on 22 August, they were weaker than Chelsea in the London derby (0-2). The bad debut in the championship was slightly brightened by the success in the away match of the 2nd round of the English League Cup against West Bromwich. The game, which took place at the Hawthorns on August 25, ended 0-6 in favor of Arsenal. Such a large score is explained by the fact that the Throstles who had been relegated to the Championship fielded an experimental squad with reservists and players of the youth team.
Arsenal's impressive victory over West Bromwich should not be misleading. Arteta's men looked weak against their opponents in the Premier League matches, and they have no chance of even a draw in the upcoming game versus the strongest team in England. Moreover, the Gunners lack confidence because of staffing problems and rumors about the imminent dismissal of Arteta from the post of head coach. However, there is no need to wait for Manchester City to win with a crushing score. Judging by the first matches, the Citizens are just gaining their condition before a long season. Guardiola's team will not be left without goals at Etihad but will try not to concede from the Gunners. The Gunners got skunked in four of their last five head-to-head matches against Manchester City, and now there are prerequisites that this trend will work again.
Prediction for the match: Manchester City to win with a clean sheet.
