{"id":295385,"date":"2023-10-06T23:56:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T23:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=295385"},"modified":"2023-10-06T23:56:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T23:56:06","slug":"martin-keown-man-citys-game-at-arsenal-is-massive-for-pep-guardiola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/martin-keown-man-citys-game-at-arsenal-is-massive-for-pep-guardiola\/","title":{"rendered":"MARTIN KEOWN: Man City&apos;s game at Arsenal is massive for Pep Guardiola"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>MARTIN KEOWN: Manchester City&#8217;s game at Arsenal is massive for Pep Guardiola &#8211; it is a chance to show that he\u2019s still the top dog after last weekend&#8217;s defeat<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>City will travel to Arsenal to take on Mikel Arteta&#8217;s Gunners in a huge match-up<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>They go into the tie on the back of two defeats and a win in their last three games<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Arsenal will leapfrog City in the Premier League table if they win Sunday&#8217;s match\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At the start of Arsenal\u2019s 2002-03 season, Arsene Wenger told us he thought we had what it takes to go unbeaten over the entire campaign.<\/p>\n<p>All was going to plan in the first nine games. But then we lost the 10th \u2014 2-1 at Everton with a certain 16-year-old called Wayne Rooney scoring the last-minute winner \u2014 and then the 11th at Highbury with a 2-1 defeat by Blackburn. Even when you\u2019re on the inside of a highly successful team, it is impossible to stop doubts from creeping into your mind when you lose one game, let alone two.<\/p>\n<p>It can be a shock to the system if you aren\u2019t used to it. You go from feeling invincible to vulnerable, and how you bounce back is important. Arsenal managed it \u2014 we became the Invincibles the following season under Wenger \u2014 and Pep Guardiola will have been relieved to see how his Manchester City team responded when they went to RB Leipzig in the Champions League in midweek.<\/p>\n<p>That came immediately after losing 1-0 at Newcastle in the Carabao Cup and 2-1 at Wolves in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Two defeats on the trot is almost a crisis for a club of City\u2019s standards. But they bounced back in Leipzig with a 3-1 win and that was needed before this trip to Arsenal. This is a massive match between last season\u2019s top two Premier League teams \u2014 it is a chance for one to stamp their authority on the other. Guardiola\u2019s City want to show why they\u2019re still top dogs, despite their uncharacteristic defeats of late, while Mikel Arteta\u2019s Arsenal will want to show how far they\u2019ve come since last season.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/21\/76261583-0-image-a-64_1696622672968.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola will be keen to prove he is still top dog when Manchester City take on Arsenal<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/21\/76261593-0-image-a-65_1696622675173.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side will leapfrog City in the Premier League table if they are victorious in Sunday&#8217;s game<\/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-12603771\/MARTIN-KEOWN-Manchester-City-game-Arsenal-massive.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MARTIN KEOWN: Manchester City&#8217;s game at Arsenal is massive for Pep Guardiola &#8211; 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