{"id":295377,"date":"2023-10-06T23:23:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T23:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=295377"},"modified":"2023-10-06T23:23:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T23:23:04","slug":"inside-the-manchester-city-camp-guardiola-expecting-a-more-open-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/inside-the-manchester-city-camp-guardiola-expecting-a-more-open-game\/","title":{"rendered":"INSIDE THE MANCHESTER CITY CAMP: Guardiola expecting a more open game"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>INSIDE THE MANCHESTER CITY CAMP: Pep Guardiola is preparing for his side to take their chances against Arsenal after being frustrated at Molineux&#8230; but Cityzens will have to continue to cope without Rodri<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>City lost their first game of the Premier League season last week versus Wolves<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>They have dealt with sides defending in numbers but Arsenal should be different<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pep Guardiola believes Arsenal will offer up more chances than Wolves last week as Manchester City look to avoid consecutive Premier League defeats for the first time in five years.<\/p>\n<p>City\u2019s title defence started with six wins before a shock reverse last Saturday halted the positive momentum after Guardiola\u2019s side were stifled at Molineux.<\/p>\n<p>Phil Foden revealed earlier this week that City have to \u2018put up\u2019 with opposition sitting in and Guardiola will hope they feel liberated by a more open game at the Emirates on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The approach from Wolves is different from Arsenal, Wolves defended from minute one, their striker went with holding midfielder and 11 players in their box. Arsenal do man marking sometimes, which sometimes allows you to do your process. But after they are so aggressive, they have clear patterns.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>City are in north London without Rodri, serving the third match of his suspension, and the Spaniard has been allowed a holiday.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He\u2019s one of the best in the world so his influence is big,\u2019 the City boss added. \u2018Always we\u2019ve handled absences. Sometimes when Manchester City lose the game and this is the story, the news then we are on a good path.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/23\/76265593-12603891-image-m-53_1696630271540.jpg\" height=\"408\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola is expecting a more open game when Manchester City take on Arsenal on Sunday afternoon<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/21\/76262753-0-image-a-2_1696624704479.jpg\" height=\"435\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>City will play the match without key man Rodri (left) who will serve the final game of a three-match suspension<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12603891\/INSIDE-MANCHESTER-CITY-CAMP-Pep-Guardiola-open-game.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INSIDE THE MANCHESTER CITY CAMP: Pep Guardiola is preparing for his side to take their chances against Arsenal after being <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295376,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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