Sky Sports activities pundit Jamie Carragher expects Manchester Metropolis to edge out Arsenal within the title race for the third season in a row.
Regardless of being seconds away from shedding at residence to the Gunners on Sunday (regardless of their opponents being down to 10 males), Carragher mentioned that Pep Guardiola’s aspect’s additional firepower could possibly be the deciding think about who finishes prime:
“I simply assume they (Manchester Metropolis) have gotten somewhat bit extra in these attacking areas. I simply assume they’ve somewhat bit extra.”
“If Arsenal would have held on [against City], it will have been a set-piece objective and we all know they’re superb at set items. We noticed it final week after they received the sport towards Tottenham however you may’t win the sport on set items each week. I simply assume Manchester Metropolis have the sting there.”
What’s the state of play on the prime of the Premier League?
Metropolis moved again prime of the desk after salvaging a draw towards the Gunners. It implies that Guardiola’s males are some extent forward of Liverpool (in 2nd) and Aston Villa (in third).
Arsenal are some extent additional adrift however they’d have leapfrogged the Cityzens if they’d held on for the win on the weekend. That’s how fantastic the margins are.
Metropolis have an insane schedule over the approaching weeks
Attributable to scheduling conflicts, the Premier League champions have been compelled to play their Carabao Cup third-round tie towards Watford simply 48 hours after taking part in nearly 100 minutes towards Arsenal. You’ll be able to count on Guardiola to ring the adjustments for that match.
Metropolis are then in motion once more on Saturday lunchtime towards Newcastle. They return to Champions League motion versus Slovan Bratislava on Tuesday week earlier than taking part in their final recreation forward of the subsequent worldwide break towards Fulham on the Etihad.
Discover out who’s in Manchester Metropolis’s first-team squad for the 2024/2025 season right here
