Arsenal v Man City | Sunday 21 September | 16:30 UK time | Sky Sports - The Arsenal discussion forum and community: One More in the Tolly

Arsenal v Man City | Sunday 21 September | 16:30 UK time | Sky Sports

Panda

After a hard fought win in Bilbao attentions turn back to the league on Sunday. City play at home to Napoli tonight so with our extra days rest I expect us to outrun and outwork them.

The loss to Liverpool makes this a bit of a must win for me if we want to win the title so let's play on the front foot and with the intent to win in front of our fans.

Team news should hopefully become clearer tomorrow but I'd expect Saliba to come back into the line up and Odegaard too if he's fit. Saka on the bench would be a huge bonus but seems unlikely based on Arteta's last update. Hopefully White is back in the squad too.

I'd like to see:
Raya
Timber-Saliba-Gabriel-Calafiori
Zubi-Rice
Odegaard
Madueke-Gyokeres-Eze

With the likes of Trossard, Martinelli, Merino, Hincapie, MLS, Norgaard, Mosquera, Nwaneri on the bench.

Prediction: Arsenal 2 - 0 City - Madueke to get his first goal and Gyokeres to continue his home scoring streak.

I will be missing this as I will have company who doesn't enjoy football sadly 🥲 hopefully that just means I will miss a glorious win!

Come on Arsenal! ❤️🤍

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

Wouldn't shock me to see Ethan start. Could Myles or Hincapié come in for Calafiori?

Asterix

Also wouldn't be a shock to see Mosquera retain his place if there is any concern still over Saliba. Cristhian has looked fabulous so far in some pretty big games.

banduan

There's absolutely no reason to start Saliba right now.

I just wish they still have a dodgy keeper. Would've been much more fun.

RocktheCasbah

banduan There's absolutely no reason to start Saliba right now.

Not sure I agree with that, as good as Mosquera has been. Haaland will be a step up from anyone Mosquera has had to deal with this season.. if Saliba is a risk, then no, don't start him. But if he is fit, then imo he should absolutely play.

Qwiss

https://dailycannon.com/2025/09/arsenal-city-referee/

Brace yourselves. First fucking by a ref is upon us

Burnwinter

Qwiss https://dailycannon.com/2025/09/arsenal-city-referee/

Brace yourselves. First fucking by a ref is upon us

Fuck me, Gillett again! Fuck you PGMOL. Cooked.

banduan

ah fuck here we go!

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

That wankstain Liverpool fan Gillett on VAR. What could go wrong ?

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

Seriously how is he allowed to VAR this!

Qwiss

Burnwinter Jared "YNWA" Gillett

Segway

Wonder what they will come up with this time...

QuincyAbeyie

Segway It's already taken longer than expected for them to give a red card to Raya for holding into the ball too many seconds (their new self-proclaimed focus area of the season?), so I guess this is the week.

invisibleman18

Segway surely something for shirt pulling off a corner. Penalty for them and/or disallowed goal for us.

Segway

QuincyAbeyie Good shout. We need to be made an example of. I don't dare celebrate any potential goal we score from a set piece either because they will just find the tiniest of infractions.

Speedster

Buenos two footed lunge before he elbowed Jorginho in the back of the head is the madest thing I've seen to go unpunished in years. And when you put them both in the same sequence it's insane. He's fully lost his head and a danger to everyone else on the pitch.

If the refs not gonna a send him of for that's theirs no point having a ref.

Burnwinter

About to get DARVO'd by the PGMO once again ...

Big Willie

Burnwinter About to get DARVO'd by the PGMO once again ...

Well, no, I don't like actually. Some sadistic shit liking that. Though I won't, I actually thinking about taking my like back, no offence.

Fuck PGMO and hopefully we don't get darvo'd and come out of this with the 3 points.

lorddulaarsenal

I don’t have a good feeling about this match. We don’t seem to have clicked yet and a few of our players don’t look to be in peak physical condition.

City are also getting their act together

est

lorddulaarsenal Yep, City are good and this is always one of the toughest games we'll play all season.

That being said, we're at home, we should go for the win. Just get it done.

Don Pacifico

lorddulaarsenal We don’t seem to have clicked yet and a few of our players don’t look to be in peak physical condition.

Injuries aside, the season started a month ago so I'm really not convinced we can keep using this as an excuse when players/the team underperform.

flobaba

A lot will depend on Saliba's and Odegaard's form/fitness.