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00:00 Michael, on to Manchester City, coming off the back of a loss, they've got to go to the Emirates.
00:05 I mean, it's a huge moment of the season, a huge potential to get themselves back on track.
00:11 What do you see coming out of this one? Because last season, this was the block,
00:15 the buster hit that maybe sort of put the title in their hands a bit.
00:19 Yeah, I think you're right. I think that the win at the Emirates last year was very significant in
00:24 them kind of taking control of the title race, although they did go on, I think, a drop points
00:30 for the following game against Forest. But then, yeah, I view some of these quite significant
00:35 game in the title race. I think City will be happy enough to just avoid defeat, to be honest,
00:38 especially given the number of absentees at the moment. I think that, yeah, it's going to be an
00:46 interesting one. And Guardiola and Arteta, I mean, Arteta is very much trying to establish himself as
00:53 Guardiola's closest rival, certainly alongside Jorgen Klopp, although maybe Liverpool, who knows,
00:59 are they quite on the same level they were a couple of years ago. So, yeah, I'm really looking forward
01:03 to the game, actually. I think it'll be a really interesting one tactically. Of course, it looks
01:06 like potentially Pekkaeva-Sakai is going to miss it as well. It's just a huge blow for Arsenal.
01:10 They've got quite a few injuries as well, actually, at the moment. It seems like every Premier League
01:14 club does at the moment. But, yeah, I'm looking forward to it, as I say. And I think it certainly
01:19 will be a game that I expect goals, I expect both teams to attack each other. I think Arsenal should
01:24 go for the win, really. I think that Arsenal, this is the real opportunity to show, as I say,
01:28 that they are a big rival for Manchester City now. And City, I mean, after six games, they picked up
01:35 maximum points. And I remember saying to you that really they just want to go into position, I think,
01:39 where they've got a good lead ahead of Arsenal and the rest of the chasing pack before they go
01:45 to the Emirates. Well, that is the case still, really. But at the same time, if they were to
01:51 drop points in this game, it would suddenly be a case of, after eight games, all the rivals would
01:56 be in touching distance anyway. That's what I would say. So, yeah, really interesting game. And
02:00 I think we could get a draw on it, to be honest. A high-scoring draw is my tentative prediction.