Paul Merson urges Mikel Arteta to drop Arsenal midfielder against Manchester City

Paul Merson has urged Mikel Arteta not to commencement Arsenal midfielder Jorginho successful this weekend’s immense Premier League clash against Manchester City.

Arsenal volition look to support the unit connected Premier League leaders Liverpool erstwhile they play big to reigning champions Man City connected Sunday.

The Gunners person won 13 of their 23 league games truthful acold this season, emerging arsenic Liverpool’s biggest rival for the Premier League title.

Manchester City, meanwhile, person slipped to 4th successful the array and look acceptable to beryllium progressive successful a conflict for a top-four spot alternatively than the title.

Merson expects Arsenal to borderline past Man City but says helium wouldn’t commencement Jorginho successful the Premier League clash.

Italy midfielder Jorginho started Arsenal’s Champions League triumph implicit Girona connected Wednesday night but Merson believes helium should driblet backmost to the seat for the sojourn of City.

‘If Liverpool gully oregon suffer [against Bournemouth], past it is perfectly acceptable up for Arsenal to unfastened up the rubric race,’ Merson told Sportskeeda.

‘The assemblage astatine the Emirates volition beryllium buzzing and they volition request thing but a triumph against Manchester City. 

‘Let’s not hide that the unit is ever mounting connected Arsenal with each passing week. They had to bushed Aston Villa aft Liverpool won precocious against Brentford and they ended up blowing a two-goal lead! 

‘Arsenal inactive person an vantage present due to the fact that I don’t think Man City are backmost to their champion yet. 

‘They whitethorn person improved results wise, but are they acceptable to occupation Arsenal? I’m not wholly sure. 

‘If they had to hold a small longer for that equaliser against Club Brugge, it could person go a messy crippled successful my opinion. 

‘People were saying Brugge were unbeaten successful 20 games truthful it’s a monolithic win. Well, I saw Liverpool bushed a Lille squad connected a 23-game unbeaten tally without breaking a sweat. 

‘Manchester City and Liverpool are teams successful the large league and they should beryllium winning specified games comfortably anyway. 

‘If City were the squad of old, I would play Jorginho successful midfield due to the fact that helium is bully astatine getting retired of the press, comfy connected the shot and tin prime a pass. 

‘But past Manchester City are not the aforesaid anymore, they don’t adjacent down arsenic rapidly arsenic they utilized to. So I wouldn’t truly similar Jorginho for this game.’ 

John Stones scored an injury-time equaliser to gain Man City a constituent successful a 2-2 gully successful the corresponding fixture backmost successful September.

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