Manchester City – Arsenal

The visitors will fight for points on the pitch of the champion of England

The main match of the European football weekend will take place in Manchester at the Etihad Stadium. Here will meet the two main contenders for the championship title, which were singled out by bookmakers even before the first round. This choice was not accidental, because only Liverpool can compare with the level of play of the Mancunian and London teams now. Interestingly, Manchester City and Arsenal had the same start in the Champions League in the middle of the current week. The former played against Inter in Manchester and made peace with them with the score 0-0. The second played with Atalanta in Bergamo, where, together with the opponent, also did without goals. Bookmakers have identified the home team as favourites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 1.80 on their victory. Manchester City were quite modest in the transfer market. Only Gundogan, who left Barcelona, and Savinho, who moved from Troyes, were added to the squad. Alvarez, Cancelo and Harwood-Bellis have also left Manchester. So far, the coaching staff's approach to squad changes has paid off. Manchester City won the FA Super Cup in a penalty shootout with fellow countrymen United, and the next four Premier League matches ended with convincing wins in regulation time. "The Citizens" were defeated by Chelsea, Ipswich Town, West Ham and Brentford. The first misfire of Guardiola was made in the described meeting with Inter, but the "antidote" from the champion is able to find and the upcoming opponent. Arsenal in the off-season replenished with three good players: Mikel Merino, Riccardo Calafiori, David Raya. In addition, the Canaries rented out several players not used in the main squad and sold two players: Eron Ramzdale and Emile Smith-Rowe. Arsenal started the new season with confidence, emphasising their willingness to tackle the big questions. Still, the Canaries are not losing or conceding more than one goal per game, which is a testament to the strong organisation of the game instilled by Mikel Arteta. Manchester City have not won any of their last three fixtures against Arsenal. The last meeting between the rivals at the Etihad ended 0-0. Let's bet that the visitors will win taking into account the handicap.