WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.980 Hello and welcome to HYBR1D Powered by chinkseyMEDIA. 00:00:02.980 --> 00:00:05.620 Media. Here is a preview of the match between 00:00:05.620 --> 00:00:09.160 Arsenal and Manchester City. Sunday sees another 00:00:09.160 --> 00:00:11.400 mouth -watering match -up at Emirates Stadium 00:00:11.400 --> 00:00:13.539 as we go head -to -head with Manchester City 00:00:13.539 --> 00:00:18.059 at 4 .30pm UK time. looking to continue our excellent 00:00:18.059 --> 00:00:21.660 form against Pep Guardiola's side. We are unbeaten 00:00:21.660 --> 00:00:23.800 in our last five matches against the Citizens, 00:00:24.160 --> 00:00:27.260 and after February's unforgettable 5 -1 victory, 00:00:27.500 --> 00:00:29.579 we're looking to win back -to -back league games 00:00:29.579 --> 00:00:32.119 against City for the first time since December 00:00:32.119 --> 00:00:36.140 2015. Mikel Arteta could also become the first 00:00:36.140 --> 00:00:39.280 manager ever to go five league games unbeaten 00:00:39.280 --> 00:00:42.799 against Guardiola during his mentor's illustrious 00:00:42.799 --> 00:00:45.780 managerial career. But more importantly to our 00:00:45.780 --> 00:00:48.359 boss will be the chance to gain a statement win 00:00:48.359 --> 00:00:51.579 over a title rival as we continue to navigate 00:00:51.579 --> 00:00:55.619 our way through a tricky start opening six games 00:00:55.619 --> 00:01:00.020 to this campaign. For the first time since 2020 00:01:00.020 --> 00:01:03.719 -21, City start the campaign not as reigning 00:01:03.719 --> 00:01:06.439 champions and they have suffered a slow start 00:01:06.439 --> 00:01:09.700 to the season once again. A 4 -0 opening day 00:01:09.700 --> 00:01:12.219 demolition of Wolves was followed by successive 00:01:12.219 --> 00:01:15.620 defeats at Brighton and then by Tottenham Hotspur 00:01:15.620 --> 00:01:20.299 on their own patch. But a comfortable 3 -0 derby 00:01:20.299 --> 00:01:23.420 day success over Manchester United helped settle 00:01:23.420 --> 00:01:26.700 any early season discontent. Their Champions 00:01:26.700 --> 00:01:29.000 League campaign got up and running on Thursday 00:01:29.000 --> 00:01:31.780 night when they beat 10 -man Napoli 2 -0 at the 00:01:31.780 --> 00:01:34.760 Etihad Stadium, with Erling Haaland netting his 00:01:34.760 --> 00:01:39.870 11th goal so far for club and country. But City's 00:01:39.870 --> 00:01:42.989 away form sees them come into this one having 00:01:42.989 --> 00:01:47.829 won just six of their last 17 league trips. The 00:01:47.829 --> 00:01:50.450 midweek matchup saw them go up against Kevin 00:01:50.450 --> 00:01:53.430 De Bruyne following his departure in the summer, 00:01:53.489 --> 00:01:57.030 with fellow icons Kyle Walker, Edison and Ilkay 00:01:57.030 --> 00:02:00.549 Gondokwan also leaving, while Jack Grealish and 00:02:00.549 --> 00:02:06.439 Manuel Akanji left on loan. 181 million of reinforcements 00:02:06.439 --> 00:02:09.639 have seen two new goalkeepers arrive in Juan 00:02:09.639 --> 00:02:13.639 Luigi Donnarumma and James Trafford, plus Dutch 00:02:13.639 --> 00:02:17.580 midfield Shima Tijani Reinders, forward Ryan 00:02:17.580 --> 00:02:25.240 Cherky and Wolves fullback Ryan Aitnori. Mikel 00:02:25.240 --> 00:02:28.219 Arteta's pre -Manchester City press conference. 00:02:29.669 --> 00:02:31.889 It's about winning again and creating another 00:02:31.889 --> 00:02:34.789 good moment for us. The consistency, competing 00:02:34.789 --> 00:02:37.229 against one of the best teams in the world and 00:02:37.229 --> 00:02:39.889 a good test for us to see our level. They have 00:02:39.889 --> 00:02:41.990 changed quite a bit over the last few years, 00:02:42.050 --> 00:02:44.330 especially in the back line and they recruited 00:02:44.330 --> 00:02:47.349 Erling Haaland as well. We've modified a few 00:02:47.349 --> 00:02:49.289 things because of the quality of the midfield, 00:02:49.370 --> 00:02:52.330 which is normal. And there is a tendency in football, 00:02:52.389 --> 00:02:54.530 especially because of the way teams are defending. 00:02:55.580 --> 00:02:58.919 It has certain implications for how teams react 00:02:58.919 --> 00:03:03.659 to them. Guardiola. The last 15 -20 minutes in 00:03:03.659 --> 00:03:06.900 the 5 -1 was a disaster. We forgot to do what 00:03:06.900 --> 00:03:09.680 we have to do. After that, it was easy for them. 00:03:09.819 --> 00:03:12.280 Hopefully this season we can make more of a challenge 00:03:12.280 --> 00:03:15.500 because Mikel is an extraordinary manager. It 00:03:15.500 --> 00:03:17.580 is one of the toughest opponents you can find 00:03:17.580 --> 00:03:20.419 right now in Europe. Step by step, window by 00:03:20.419 --> 00:03:23.479 window, Arsenal is getting better. Last season 00:03:23.479 --> 00:03:25.780 in Europe, they made an incredible step forward. 00:03:25.919 --> 00:03:28.719 For me, it is the most solid team. They don't 00:03:28.719 --> 00:03:31.719 make mistakes. We'll see what we have to do and 00:03:31.719 --> 00:03:35.240 how players are fit. And we try to complete and 00:03:35.240 --> 00:03:37.479 be a better team than last season, especially 00:03:37.479 --> 00:03:41.800 in the last 20 -25 minutes. Team news. Martin 00:03:41.800 --> 00:03:44.159 Odegaard and Ben White missed the trip to Bilbao 00:03:44.159 --> 00:03:46.479 midweek and it remains to be seen if they'll 00:03:46.479 --> 00:03:48.900 recover from their issues to feature on Sunday. 00:03:49.060 --> 00:03:51.979 But Kai Osako is also still recovering from his 00:03:51.979 --> 00:03:54.659 hamstring injury, while Kai Havertz and Gabriel 00:03:54.659 --> 00:03:57.860 Jesus' knee injuries see them sidelined for the 00:03:57.860 --> 00:04:00.870 foreseeable future. One piece of good news was 00:04:00.870 --> 00:04:03.150 the return of William Saliba to our matchday 00:04:03.150 --> 00:04:05.830 squad against Athletic Club in midweek, meaning 00:04:05.830 --> 00:04:08.669 he is an option to slot into our backline should 00:04:08.669 --> 00:04:12.250 Arteta opt to add him in. Two of City's summer 00:04:12.250 --> 00:04:14.949 signings have had their start curtailed, with 00:04:14.949 --> 00:04:17.329 Ait Nouri picking up an ankle injury on his debut, 00:04:17.490 --> 00:04:21.730 which has seen him sidelined. While Ryan Shirky 00:04:21.730 --> 00:04:23.910 damaged a hamstring that would keep him out for 00:04:23.910 --> 00:04:26.790 a couple of months, Omar Mahmoud sustained a 00:04:26.790 --> 00:04:29.769 knee injury playing for Egypt, and is set to 00:04:29.769 --> 00:04:32.829 miss a couple more weeks, and Mateo Kovacic is 00:04:32.829 --> 00:04:35.870 still rehabbing following Achilles surgery. Having 00:04:35.870 --> 00:04:38.370 missed the majority of last season, Rodri could 00:04:38.370 --> 00:04:40.730 be rested after starting both games this week, 00:04:40.889 --> 00:04:43.470 but John Stones is available again after he was 00:04:43.470 --> 00:04:46.389 forced to withdraw from England duty with a muscle 00:04:46.389 --> 00:04:51.470 injury. Talking tactics. City have started this 00:04:51.470 --> 00:04:55.310 campaign in a 4 -1 -4 -1 formation, with two 00:04:55.310 --> 00:04:57.430 attacking midfielders either side of fit -again 00:04:57.430 --> 00:05:00.439 Rodri. We have also seen one of their wingers 00:05:00.439 --> 00:05:03.100 drift inside when they build from the back, creating 00:05:03.100 --> 00:05:06.079 a box of four inside the engine room, designed 00:05:06.079 --> 00:05:08.379 to create overloads or to drag an opposition 00:05:08.379 --> 00:05:11.839 defender away from the last line. This season, 00:05:11.980 --> 00:05:15.079 they seem prepared to bypass the press with a 00:05:15.079 --> 00:05:18.300 higher number of long -range passes, and Gianluigi 00:05:18.300 --> 00:05:20.860 Donnarumma's arrival feels like an indication 00:05:20.860 --> 00:05:23.620 that playing short from the back is no longer 00:05:23.620 --> 00:05:26.769 essential. There are also signs that they want 00:05:26.769 --> 00:05:29.670 to press higher with greater authority and their 00:05:29.670 --> 00:05:32.629 five short -ending high turnovers are the second 00:05:32.629 --> 00:05:35.930 most in the division. Haaland's 19 shots in four 00:05:35.930 --> 00:05:38.209 games place him top of the Premier League rankings 00:05:38.209 --> 00:05:41.990 by seven and with three more big chances in nine. 00:05:42.509 --> 00:05:45.810 than anyone else he is getting into great positions 00:05:45.810 --> 00:05:48.529 to score two more players we need to shackle 00:05:48.529 --> 00:05:52.069 closely are jeremy doku and tijani rinders the 00:05:52.069 --> 00:05:55.050 latter is terrific at making late runs into the 00:05:55.050 --> 00:05:59.930 box while doku is a fine dribbler Have City cured 00:05:59.930 --> 00:06:02.250 the off -the -ball problems they experienced 00:06:02.250 --> 00:06:06.750 in 2024 -25? It feels like it is a work in progress. 00:06:07.029 --> 00:06:09.730 They still look vulnerable to turnovers and counter 00:06:09.730 --> 00:06:13.050 -attacks and have struggled to handle quality 00:06:13.050 --> 00:06:15.930 pressing on occasion. So it's important that 00:06:15.930 --> 00:06:20.050 we get that aspect of our play spot on. Fact 00:06:20.050 --> 00:06:22.870 and stats. We have won our last three Premier 00:06:22.870 --> 00:06:25.610 League home games by an aggregate score of 9 00:06:25.610 --> 00:06:29.199 -0. We last won four in a row without conceding 00:06:29.199 --> 00:06:32.939 in December 2021, while we last won our first 00:06:32.939 --> 00:06:36.839 home games in a season without conceding in 1960 00:06:36.839 --> 00:06:40.860 -61. Manchester City have lost five of their 00:06:40.860 --> 00:06:43.220 last seven Premier League games immediately following 00:06:43.220 --> 00:06:46.660 a midweek European game, including their 5 -1 00:06:46.660 --> 00:06:49.540 loss to us in February. Their previous five such 00:06:49.540 --> 00:06:52.600 defeats came over a period of 46 games in five 00:06:52.600 --> 00:06:57.480 years. any of our last 18 league games after 00:06:57.480 --> 00:07:01.220 playing away in Europe in midweek, won 13 and 00:07:01.220 --> 00:07:04.600 drawn 5 since a 1 -0 loss to City in February 00:07:04.600 --> 00:07:08.120 2021. We haven't lost a home Premier League game 00:07:08.120 --> 00:07:11.699 in September since 2012, going unbeaten in 20 00:07:11.699 --> 00:07:14.759 such matches since then, winning 16 and drawing 00:07:14.759 --> 00:07:18.300 4. We are one of just two teams yet to concede 00:07:18.300 --> 00:07:20.199 a goal from open play in the Premier League this 00:07:20.199 --> 00:07:22.819 season alongside Fulham. We've gone six games 00:07:22.819 --> 00:07:26.199 in a row without doing so. since Luis Diaz's 00:07:26.199 --> 00:07:29.939 strike for Liverpool on matchday 36 last season. 00:07:30.199 --> 00:07:32.899 Erling Haaland has scored four goals in six Premier 00:07:32.899 --> 00:07:35.620 League appearances against us, while he has 19 00:07:35.620 --> 00:07:39.100 goals in 20 league games in London. Victor Jokeres 00:07:39.100 --> 00:07:41.139 has scored in both of his Premier League home 00:07:41.139 --> 00:07:43.639 games for us. The only player to score in each 00:07:43.639 --> 00:07:45.600 of his first three for us in the competition 00:07:45.600 --> 00:07:50.480 was Alexander Lacazette in 2017. Jokeres has 00:07:50.480 --> 00:07:52.579 applied more pressures in the final third than 00:07:52.579 --> 00:07:54.579 any other player in the Premier League this season, 00:07:54.699 --> 00:07:58.660 166. Meanwhile, Haaland has applied the most 00:07:58.660 --> 00:08:01.720 pressures in the opponent's penalty area, 65. 00:08:03.199 --> 00:08:06.040 The match officials. Rob Jones will be the man 00:08:06.040 --> 00:08:08.560 in the middle on Sunday, having refereed us just 00:08:08.560 --> 00:08:11.740 once last term. The 2 -0 loss at Bournemouth 00:08:11.740 --> 00:08:14.519 where he sent off William Saliba and handed the 00:08:14.519 --> 00:08:17.660 Cherries a penalty. We had been unbeaten in all 00:08:17.660 --> 00:08:20.199 six of the matches he had overseen prior to that, 00:08:20.300 --> 00:08:23.339 while the Merseyside had seen City win all nine 00:08:23.339 --> 00:08:26.220 times under his watch until last term when they 00:08:26.220 --> 00:08:28.600 lost at Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup and 00:08:28.600 --> 00:08:32.440 drew at Crystal Palace. Jones has handled two 00:08:32.440 --> 00:08:34.980 top -flight matches this season, the last of 00:08:34.980 --> 00:08:37.539 which was the game between Chelsea and Fulham 00:08:37.539 --> 00:08:40.360 which saw VAR liaise with the referee to rule 00:08:40.360 --> 00:08:43.019 out a Cottage's goal and award a penalty against 00:08:43.019 --> 00:08:47.529 them. Referee, Rob Jones. Assistant, Neil Davies. 00:08:47.649 --> 00:08:52.470 Nick Greenhalgh. Fourth official, Farai Halam. 00:08:52.509 --> 00:08:56.690 VAR, Matt Donoghue. Assistant VAR, Tim Robinson. 00:08:57.230 --> 00:09:03.929 Recent visits from City. In 2024, Arsenal won 00:09:03.929 --> 00:09:07.379 5 -1. Last season's incredible 5 -1 success means 00:09:07.379 --> 00:09:10.039 City have lost on their last two Premier League 00:09:10.039 --> 00:09:12.539 visits to Emirates Stadium, as many as their 00:09:12.539 --> 00:09:15.559 previous 14. That glorious February afternoon 00:09:15.559 --> 00:09:18.879 saw goals from Martin Odegaard, Thomas Partey, 00:09:18.960 --> 00:09:21.840 Miles Lewis -Skelly, Kai Havertz and Ethan Wanyeri 00:09:21.840 --> 00:09:24.179 complete a massive scoreline against the four 00:09:24.179 --> 00:09:26.899 -time reigning champions. The campaign before 00:09:26.899 --> 00:09:29.580 was settled by a deflected Gabriel Martinelli 00:09:29.580 --> 00:09:31.580 strike with four minutes remaining in October 00:09:31.580 --> 00:09:35.960 2023 as we ended a 12 -game losing streak homing 00:09:35.960 --> 00:09:39.000 away against City. Guardiola's team lost one 00:09:39.000 --> 00:09:41.759 -an -hour patch the previous February when Kevin 00:09:41.759 --> 00:09:44.539 De Bruyne opened the scoring before Saka levelled 00:09:44.539 --> 00:09:46.639 from the penalty spot, but strikes from Jack 00:09:46.639 --> 00:09:49.000 Grealish and Haaland won the game for the visitors.