Okay Gooners, this is a big one that Arsenal really need to get something out of, and despite the fact we are away to Man City who have been in great form and are the Premier
League pace setters, Arsene Wenger understands that all three points are the order of the day and has vowed that the Gunners will take the game to Pep Guardiola's free scoring side.
It has certainly been a slow burner of a season for Arsenal so far this year and without a fair bit of luck going our way then we would be even further adrift of the Premier
League pace setters and bottom of our Champions League group.
Final Thought More than the number of games that Arsenal play, during the month of September, it's the significance each one of those games carry, that will test Arsenal's resolve to keep up with the Premier
League pace setters and get that crucial win in the Champions League group game against Dortmund.
Not exact matches
Not only do Arsenal have to claim all three points from our next Premier
League game, and all of the ones coming up at least until we travel to face the current
pace setters Chelsea at the start of February, but the Gunners will be expected to sweep past the EPL strugglers Swansea City without too much trouble.
Along with progression to the next stage of the
League Cup and top spot in our Europa League group, Arsenal have transformed our league position from neat the bottom to being right on the coat tails of the pace setters, so you would expect the boss to be over the moon
League Cup and top spot in our Europa
League group, Arsenal have transformed our league position from neat the bottom to being right on the coat tails of the pace setters, so you would expect the boss to be over the moon
League group, Arsenal have transformed our
league position from neat the bottom to being right on the coat tails of the pace setters, so you would expect the boss to be over the moon
league position from neat the bottom to being right on the coat tails of the
pace setters, so you would expect the boss to be over the moon right?
The most important thing for Arsenal today was to get the win and the three points we needed to get our Premier
League title challenge back on track and keep
pace with the
pace setters Man City, Liverpool and Chelsea who all won yesterday.
Just like last season, Arsenal have not started our Premier
League campaign very well and are in danger of being cut too far adrift of the
pace setters.
Despite the three wins and a draw that has seen the Gunners climb back up towards the right end of the
league table, going above our early tormentors Liverpool and level with Chelsea on points, Arsenal are still some way behind the
pace setters from Manchester.
Mourinho has seen his usually reliable defence ship in nine goals in their opening four Premier
League fixtures and are already a massive eight points off early
pace -
setters Man City.
They are struggling to qualify from their Champions
League group, they have been knocked out of the Capital One Cup and find themselves 12 points behind early
pace setters Chelsea.
Wenger's men face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday as they look to close the gap on the Premier
League's early
pace -
setters.
Arsenal remain in fifth place in the Premier
League but are now just one point behind local rivals Tottenham, who sit third, ahead of a trip to face early
pace -
setters Manchester City next weekend, live on Sky Sports Premier
League.