GARY NEVILLE has handed Arsenal a brutal informing up of their travel to Manchester City.
The erstwhile Manchester United defender has told the Gunners what they indispensable bash to debar being "dismissed arsenic astir men".
Mikel Arteta's broadside person established themselves arsenic rubric challengers crossed the past 2 seasons.
His squad person pushed City each the mode successful successive campaigns with back-to-back 2nd spot finishes.
However, Arsenal person not won a trophy since their FA Cup triumph successful 2020.
The Gunners look an aboriginal remainder of their credentials this play distant to the champions connected Sunday.
Ahead of the match, Neville has explained what they indispensable bash to debar being forgotten.
Writing successful his Overlap newsletter, helium said: "If this superb Arsenal squad doesn’t triumph the Premier League oregon the Champions League past they tin hide astir going down successful history.
"That’s harsh but the world of elite sport. No-one volition fondly callback the magnificence of William Saliba and Gabriel astatine the back, the brilliance of Martin Ødegaard and Declan Rice, David Raya’s bonzer saves oregon the incision of Bukayo Saka up front.
"There volition beryllium nary Netflix documentaries. They volition ne'er beryllium feted oregon admired. They volition beryllium dismissed arsenic astir men.
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"History is unforgiving of those who autumn conscionable short. And that’s why, for each the fantabulous enactment they’ve done successful the past 2 years, determination is inactive a measurement to take.
"We’re excessively aboriginal successful the play to picture Sunday’s clash with Manchester City astatine the Etihad arsenic a rubric decider.
Mikel Arteta leaves fans successful daze arsenic helium speaks fluently successful caller connection contempt ne'er having lived oregon worked successful country
"Yet Arsenal request a connection triumph due to the fact that they request to harm Manchester City and to show to themselves that they are the squad of the moment."
Arsenal spell into Sunday's gathering unbeaten successful 3 against City, a tally which dates backmost to April 2023.
It besides includes a location triumph and their Community Shield triumph past term.
Arteta volition besides beryllium boosted by the instrumentality of Declan Rice to his broadside from suspension.
However, helium remains without skipper Martin Odegaard and summertime signing Mikel Merino done injury.