Man City vs Arsenal: A question mark of bravery

Arsenal entered the 2023/24 season with a lot of respect from rivals when they owned the most expensive squad in the world. Remember, in the last summer transfer window, the Gunners brought in a series of quality rookies like Rice, Havertz or Timber (total transfer value of more than 200 million euros) with the goal of conquering all titles.

Right in the first match of the season, Arsenal will have the opportunity to prove their ambition with the English Super Cup match. In theory, the London team is a name worthy of the championship when possessing the quality of the squad that is not inferior to rival Man City. But if you look at the actual performance and bravery in the big match, things will not be easy for Arsenal.

Accordingly, looking at the performance in the summer, they still need more time to get the desired cohesion. In detail, the Gunners played erratically with only 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in 5 friendly matches in the summer.

Notably, Arsenal's bravery in big matches is still questioned. Going back to last season, they have lost all 3 matches against Man City in all competitions. More broadly, they lost 16 times, drew 2 and won only 1 time in the last 19 matches against Man City. Looking at the above confrontation, Arsenal is not a reliable choice.

Man City: Ferraresi is injured.

- Arsenal: Elneny, Jesus, Pepe, Zinchenko injured.

Man City: Ederson, Walker, Laporte, Stones, Dias, Grealish, De Bruyne, Rodri, Foden, Haaland, Alvarez.

Arsenal: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, Gabriel, Timber, Saliba, Ødegaard, Rice, Havertz, Trossard, Saka, Martinelli.