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Paul Merson says Mikel Arteta has a serious issue before Arsenal face Man City
Arsenal face what could end up being their toughest task of the season this weekend as they head to the Etihad to face Manchester City.
Pep Guardiola’s side have been a winning machine in recent years, and they’ve sta🐎rted this season brilliantly.
City have four wins from four, while Erling Haaland has sco🎃red more goals than any other club in the Premier League has managed so far.
Arsenal, are, of c♉ourse, City’s closest challengers at the moment, ওbut according to Paul Merson, the Gunners head into this game with a big problem.
Indeed, speaking to Sky Sports, Merson has claimed that the absence of Martin Odegaard this weekend is a big issue for Aღrsenal that will caus𒊎e Mikel Arteta a serious selection headache.
Paul Merson says Arsenal have a big problem
Merson spok🐬e ahead of Arsenal’s game against Manchester City.
“The📖re’s a big problem this weekend again, no Odegaard this weekend again, but he has Rice back. Another headache now Arteta, does he play Jorginho or does he play Trossard?” Merson said.
Arsenal need to dig deep
Arsenal do still have a chance of getting a result against M♍anchester City this weekend, but they will have to dig deep in🍷 order to get a win here.
Indeed, the Gunners aren’t going to play City off the park without Odegaard i𒐪n their team.
Arsenal will have to keep things tight at the back and try to take Man City out on the break, because, without Odegaard, they’rﷺe going to struggle to control this midfield battle.
Of course, we’ve seen City beaten by teams who have sat back bef💫ore, but this game could make for frustrating viewing if Arsenal head into the match looking to catch the Premier League champions on the counter.
This will certa🍸inly be an intriguing encounter between two top sides, and, ultimately, this match could have a huge💟 say on how the title race pans out later in the campaign.