Arsenal vs City pre-match thread

[Ric]

Looks like Zabaleta trained today.

 

[CrownPointBlue]

Clean sheet victory,no cards,no injuries & a good ,dominant performance.

 

[Ric]

Clean sheet victory,no cards,no injuries & a good ,dominant performance.

Not asking for much then!

 

[kaz7]

Pep: [On @gabrieljesus33] he’s starting to walk, hopefully he can help us in our last games of the season and in the preseason

Pep: Arsene is so professional and so are the Arsenal players, they want to win all their games, there is no problem with that

Pep: I'm a big fan of all of Arsenal’s players but when the team is not playing well the big players are speculated about.

Pep: When they lose a lot of games this is the most anxious moment to play them, they have good quality. Arsenal is a top team

 

[Ric]

Sterling, KDB & PZ are not "top top perfect, but they are ok."

 

[kaz7]

Pep: Sergio is more of a striker than Alexis but Alexis is really really good. Alexis can play on both sides but both are top players

Pep: I travelled to the Emirates Stadium with Barcelona and Bayern Munich and it's always difficult. I know how difficult it will be.

 

[kaz7]

Mesut Ozil is back in contention to start for Arsenal following six weeks out but Petr Cech is unavailable due to a calf injury.

Alexis Sanchez is fit, but a thigh injury has sidelined Lucas Perez, while Santi Cazorla's Achilles injury has ruled him out until next season.

 

[Powello]

I dont like it when all the media and so called pundits are tipping us to win.

 

[EddieR]

I dont like it when all the media and so called pundits are tipping us to win.

They're never wrong.

 

[richards30]

Willy
dinho
Stones
Otamendi
Kolarov
Yaya
Silva
De Bruyne
Sane
Sterling
Aguero

 

[kaz7]

Willy
dinho
Stones
Otamendi
Kolarov
Yaya
Silva
De Bruyne
Sane
Sterling
Aguero

Raz and blondie are not 100% so may not play,out of the next 2 games this one is the best chance for a win so best team available
Lots of away games this month,everyone needs to be fit

 

[CrownPointBlue]

Not asking for much then!

Surely that's the starting point for every game Ric ?

 

[Paulpowersleftfoot]

Willy
dinho
Stones
Otamendi
Kolarov
Yaya
Silva
De Bruyne
Sane
Sterling
Aguero

Kolorov at left back?
Shudders at the very thought

 

[mat]

Thanks to Nike telling us we wearing our black kit on Sunday.

 

[MarsLlama]

Thanks to Nike telling us we wearing our black kit on Sunday.

We're fucked then.

 

[Ric]

Guessing they'll line up like this?

Ospina

Bellerin
Koscielny
Mustafi
Monreal

Xhaka
Ramsey

Walcott
Ozil
Sanchez

Welbeck

 

[cadds92]

Needs at least 3 points from either one of the Arsenal and Chelsea games.

4 points would be a great achievement.

 

[Blumers Bloomers]

Loving the optimism on the poll!

 

[mat]

Hows the suspension table looking as we've got a Derby coming up in a few weeks. Any players 2 or 3 bookings away from a ban?

 

[Josh_D]

Kolorov at left back?
Shudders at the very thought

I don't think Yaya, KDB and Silva will all play at the same time. The times

Willy
dinho
Stones
Otamendi
Kolarov
Yaya
Silva
De Bruyne
Sane
Sterling
Aguero

I don't think Yaya, KDB and Silva will all play at the same time. The times Dinho was played in defence, he was either subbed off or moved to defence. Doubt he'll play in defence. We'll have to wait and see.