{"id":9213,"date":"2021-08-28T01:31:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-28T00:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=9213"},"modified":"2025-03-24T17:36:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T16:36:53","slug":"manchester-city-vs-arsenal-match-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/manchester-city-vs-arsenal-match-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City vs Arsenal Match Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Arsenal will visit Manchester City in search of their first league win of the season with City looking to earn a second win in as many games.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal has lost their opening two league games against Brentford and Chelsea and they need a win in this match to get their fans something to be happy about.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham beat Manchester City 1-0 in their first league game, but the hosts turned on the style and beat Norwich City 5-0 in their next league match.<\/p>\n<p>The Premier League champions have just missed out on signing Harry Kane and Cristiano Ronaldo and should be worried about goals.<\/p>\n<p>They have let the injury-prone Sergio Aguero to leave, but they might struggle in this campaign if they have no recognisable goalscorers.<\/p>\n<p>Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang struggled for much of last season, but the Gabon striker turned on the style by netting a hat-trick in Arsenal\u2019s last competitive game against West Brom in the league cup.<\/p>\n<p>This game offers the Gunners the chance to prove their worth and it will also see Mikel Arteta go head to head with his mentor, Pep Guardiola.<\/p>\n<p>City has a fine head to head in matches between both clubs with four wins for their last five meetings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal will visit Manchester City in search of their first league win of the season with City looking to earn a second win in as many games. 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