Alan Shearer makes prediction for Arsenal vs Manchester City - 'Same again'

Arsenal invited Manchester City to the Emirates arsenic they look to adjacent the spread to Liverpool successful the Premier League and Alan Shearer is expecting a tense gathering betwixt the sides

Alan Shearer is expecting Arsenal vs Manchester City to erstwhile again play big to immoderate 'needle' connected Sunday afternoon.

The Gunners invited Pep Guardiola's broadside to the Emirates connected Sunday arsenic they effort to pursuit down Liverpool, who are 9 points clear successful the Premier League. City meanwhile, person scant anticipation of retaining their rubric and beryllium 4th successful the part and request to unafraid their Champions League qualification.

The duo person finished successful the apical 2 spots of the league successful the erstwhile 2 seasons and their gathering successful September saw a tempestuous affair. Leandro Trossard was controversially sent off arsenic Rodri picked up a important wounded and John Stones scored a precocious equaliser successful the 98th minute.

Mikel Arteta was near furious pursuing the clash, and the crippled saw a fig of fiery moments arsenic the likes of Erling Haaland and Gabriel Magalhaes clashed. Shearer is expecting small antithetic from the flashpoints that emerged erstwhile the sides drew.

"In the past, this game’s had a small spot of needle and I deliberation it’ll person the aforesaid again due to the fact that you’ve got 2 teams who volition inactive privation to judge that they tin execute thing this season," Shearer wrote successful Metro.

"City aren’t challenging for the rubric anymore, they won’t triumph the title, but Arsenal inactive judge they volition and person been for a while. City person been the ascendant unit for years, and that’s wherefore there’s been a spot of needle due to the fact that occurrence benignant of brings that.

"Lewis-Skelly’s prohibition has been overturned which is pleasing to see. It was it was a mediocre determination by the referee, which I recognize due to the fact that a ref tin marque mediocre decisions, but the crushed wherefore we’ve got VAR is to rectify that and God knows wherefore the VAR didn’t rectify that. It was bizarre to me, truthful the close happening successful the extremity has happened, but it took a portion to get there.

"Omar Marmoush had a truly bully commencement past play against Chelsea, dissimilar Abdukodir Khusanov who had a truly pugnacious debut. Marmoush had a much promising debut, helium was consenting to tally successful behind, and was a menace successful behind, I tin spot wherefore Pep Guardiola has bought him here.

"I tin spot some sides cancelling each different retired and I tin spot this 1 being a people draw. Prediction: Draw."

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