After an impressive game against Totteheham Hotspur last weekend, with the 33 - year - old scoring the winning goal to give the gunners a fighting
chance against League leaders Chelsea as Arsenal continue to push for Silverwares this season.
Not exact matches
This was the vital game though for Real who trail
leaders Barcelona by 16 points in La Liga after a poor campaign and it is their best
chance of picking up some silverware outside of the Champions
League, in which they are evenly poised
against Manchester United after a 1 - 1 first leg draw at the Bernabeu.
Of course there was a great need for Arsenal to win the game
against Eddie Howe's team as well but unless we now go on and beat the
league leaders then our
chances of being crowned champions at the end of the season will be hanging by a thread.
Now we will have the
chance to put that right
against the current
League leaders.
With the Blues drawing with Burnley last weekend and playing
against Tottenham Hotspur in today's Capital One Cup final, City had a real
chance to pile some pressure on the current
leaders, who can now make it an eight point lead if they win their next
league game.
While things are looking pretty flippin» good from an Arsenal point of view right now, with a decent draw
against Reading at home for the next round of the EFL cup as well as a good
chance of topping our Champions
League group and winning the last four Premier League games in a row, the Gunners are still faced with the worrying fact that we are still five points behind the current league le
League group and winning the last four Premier
League games in a row, the Gunners are still faced with the worrying fact that we are still five points behind the current league le
League games in a row, the Gunners are still faced with the worrying fact that we are still five points behind the current
league le
league leaders.
Crystal Palace are coming into this game on the back of 3 - 1 defeat in the hands of Arsenal and they will fancy their
chances at home
against current
league leaders City to get something out of this match.
Atletico remained 11 points behind
leader Barcelona with six rounds remaining, meaning their best
chances of finishing the season with silverware rest on their upcoming Europa
League semifinal
against Arsenal.
Sam Allardyce says Everton are ready for their «biggest challenge»
against runaway Premier
League leaders Manchester City on Saturday, with Idrissa Gana Gueye to be given «every
chance» of recovering from a hamstring injury to be fit for the clash.