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00:00 Arsenal have needed extra time on the last two occasions they defeated Manchester City
00:05 with Manchester City winning a domestic game seven years in between.
00:10 And now, will they need that?
00:12 Can they outclass Man City who are a wounded animal on the domestic scene?
00:16 We'll find out as we preview this video for you.
00:20 My name is Ayomede Shizuha and this is The Nutmeg on Guardian TV.
00:29 Yes, just as you heard, it was in extra time that Arsenal defeated Manchester City in the
00:37 FA Cup semi-final of 2017.
00:40 And also, the start of this season in the Community Shield and the jury is out to see
00:46 if they could possibly do that against City.
00:49 Mind you, City on their last two games in the domestic scene against Newcastle United
00:55 were dumped out of the Carabao Cup.
00:57 And also, it was 2-1 that Wolves had defeated them last time out in the Premier League.
01:05 They are also one man down.
01:08 That's because Roderick, quite an important player, will not feature because of his suspension
01:14 right there.
01:15 And also, Arsenal are pretty much an injured animal as well on their part.
01:21 And Lens, RC Lens of France, who were on beating form four matches into that game, they also
01:29 got the better of Arsenal.
01:30 They outpaced Arsenal, outran Mikel Ateta's team and it is a case of both teams having
01:36 to bounce back from defeat.
01:38 But it looks like City, for me, are still the team to beat and they can easily snap
01:44 out of this one.
01:46 And they're a solid team.
01:48 But there are places and factors to determine where this particular game would be won.
01:53 With Arsenal against City, and without the likes of the services of Bukayo Saka in this
02:00 game because he had to be taken off the pitch against RC Lens, it's difficult for Arsenal
02:07 to do anything like a victory in this one.
02:10 Because Saka, you all know what his impact is in that attack and it's going to be pretty
02:16 much difficult for Arsenal against City.
02:19 City, by the way, like I did tell you, Rodri is not present for the squad going into that
02:26 game at the Emirates and that's because of his suspension, as I did say.
02:31 But hey, City are a well-rounded team and they have depth.
02:35 They may not have a direct replacement for Rodri in that squad.
02:38 Calvin Phillips doesn't look like it at the moment.
02:41 But they have the quality to outclass Arsenal, even at the Emirates, where they've enjoyed
02:47 a lot of success in the domestic scene, in the Premier League particularly.
02:52 They've won even between 2017 and the community shield this year.
02:58 City have always been dominant against Arsenal.
03:00 They've in fact won all the games in between that time.
03:04 So I do not particularly see Arsenal getting the better of City.
03:08 I think that City have all that it takes to go there.
03:12 It's just a bad week in the office perhaps with Newcastle United and Wolverhampton Wanderers
03:17 dumping them out in the Cardinal Cup and also Wolves, of course, in the Premier League.
03:23 So City have to bounce back.
03:25 City are still top of the table.
03:27 City want to extend their lead.
03:28 I think they're just one point ahead of Tottenham Hotspur now.
03:32 It's the perfect opportunity for them to do so.
03:34 And I think City with Haaland, with Matis Nunez, with Kovacic, with the amount of firepower,
03:42 the amount of quality in that squad still outclasses Arsenal on paper.
03:48 And I do think that on the pitch, they'll do the business again.
03:51 Thank you very much for watching this video.
03:54 That's our prediction for the game.
03:55 And of course, it'll be interesting to see how it pans out at the Emirates.
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04:11 Again, my name is Hamileh Siobhan.
04:12 Thank you very much for watching.
04:14 We'll see you in the next episode.
04:16 Bye.
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