Arsenal vs Manchester City – League Cup – Preview

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Sreya

Arsenal vs Manchester City – Manchester City play Arsenal at the Wembley in the finals of the English League Cup on 25th February, Sunday.

Manchester City defeated West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Leicester City and Bristol City in the earlier rounds to set up a meeting with the Gunners. Arsenal eliminated Doncaster Rovers, Norwich City, West Ham United and Chelsea to reach the finals.

Manchester City were chasing the quadruple, but their loss to Wigan in the FA Cup means Pep Guardiola’s side can only win the treble, the first step to which would be winning tonight. On the contrary, Arsenal’s only realistic chance for a trophy this season is winning the League Cup.

Team News

Fabian Delph is suspended while Benjamin Mendy is injured for Manchester City. Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus are also doubtful. Arsenal will be without the injured Santi Cazorla, Alexandre Lacazette but Mesut Ozil will return. Henrikh Mkhitaryan is cup-tied.

Manchester City Possible Starting Lineup: Ederson, Kyle Walker, John Stones, Nicolas Otamendi, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Kevin de Bruyne, Fernandinho, David Silva, Raheem Sterling, Sergio Aguero, Leroy Sane.

Arsenal Possible Starting Lineup: David Ospina, Hector Bellerin, Laurent Koscielny, Shkodran Mustafi, Nacho Monreal, Aaron Ramsey, Granit Xhaka, Jack Wilshere, Alex Iwobi, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Mesut Ozil.

“Their performances have been great and they have a great team. They have a good defence now too which was one of the things previously that was lacking. We have great players too and new players who have come in – we feel stronger than ever.”

– Hector Bellerin, Arsenal.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Manchester City vs Arsenal H2H Stats, the last five matches between these two clubs in all competitions have resulted in two wins for Manchester City, two draws and one win for Arsenal.

It should be a closely contested affair but Manchester City are likely to win 2-1 tonight.