Premier League England 2023/2024 Match Prediction Arsenal Vs Manchester City: The Stage Of The Standings

Manchester City became the seed in the big match Premier League against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, Sunday, October 8. (Twitter @ManCity)

JAKARTA - Arsenal and Manchester City's feud continues. The big match at the Emirates Stadium, Sunday, October 8 at 22.30 WIB became a battle for the throne of the English Premier League standings.

Man City is slightly seeded, but Arsenal are motivated to retaliate for last season's failure as proven in 2013's Community Shield.

The 2013 Community Shield match, which is the opening of the Premier League competition, has become a kind of moral injection for Arsenal. At that time, they successfully beat Man City 4-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw.

Manager Mikel Arteta hopes to repeat the success at Community Shield. The team has also forgotten the 2-1 defeat to Lens in the Champions League.

Now, Arsenal are focused on gaining full points when they host the rival. He doesn't care if Arsenal have a bad record in meeting with The Citiqzens.

"One thing is for sure, we will give our best for 100 minutes. From that, we have the opportunity [to win the match]," said Arteta.

"But in the end it all depends on the players. Those who can surprise you," he said again.

This duel will be a battle for the throne of the standings, whoever is in that position. The reason is, Man City, who currently occupies the top position, may have been shifted by Tottenham Hotspur or Liverpool if they won the match the day before.

Currently, Man City is pocketing 18 points. They are still one point ahead of Arsenal who are in third place. This makes the big match a battle for the top position.

Arsenal actually have good capital because they have an unbeaten record. The record did stall in the Champions League. But the Gunners have never lost in domestic competitions.

In addition, Arteta can lower the best squad. Even the winger Bukayo Saka has the opportunity to appear if he is declared fit after being injured in the match against Lens.

Saka is still a consideration because Arteta is likely to field Edward Nketiah who is supported by Gabriel Jesus and Fabio Vieira who replaces Saka. Meanwhile, in the midst of Martin Odegaard, he will work hand in hand with Declan Rice.

The problem is that Arsenal's performance is not convincing when playing at home. Of the four home games, they only won twice when they beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 and Manchester United 3-1.

On the other hand, there were two other matches that happened to face fellow London teams, Fulham and Tottenham, they failed to win. Fulham managed to steal points after playing 2-2. Likewise, Tottenham, who is the next neighbor team, forced a draw with the same score.

While Man City is still on fire despite losing mainstay midfielder Kevin De Bruyne. The victory over RB Leipzig 3-1 in the Champions League solidified their position at the top of the group standings as well as valuable capital before serving Arsenal.

However, Man City actually experienced a decline in domestic competition. They were eliminated in Carabao after being forced to give up 1-0 by Newcastle United. Bad results continued in the league as The Cityzens had to admit Wolverhampton Wanderers' lead 2-1.

The defeat to Wolves is a stain on Man City because this is the first in the domestic competition. These results make competition for the top position tight again because Man City is only one or two points ahead of its competitors.

Pep Guardiola's manager did not make much changes to the squad. Apart from De Bruyne, defender John Stones will not be fielded despite being called by the England national team. Meanwhile, midfielder Rodri underwent a ban on playing.

The young star Rico Lewis who played quite impressively against Leipzig will be the first choice. Striker Erling Haaland also occupies the center forward position supported by Phil Foden, Julian Alvarez and Jeremy Doku.

Despite playing at home to opponents, Man City still occupies the seed. However, Arsenal still had the opportunity to make Man City lose points twice in a row again.

Arsenal Lineup Forecast (4-3-3): Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Rice, Partey; Vieira, Nketiah, Jesus

Manchester City (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Walker, Dias, Akanji, Gvardiol; Lewis, Kovacic; Foden, Alvarez, Doku; Haaland