Arsenal’s intensity key at Manchester City as title drama enters its final act

Arsenal and Manchester City players line up as they wait for a cross in the reverse fixture between the sides at the Emirates in October – Arsenal won 1-0.Arsenal and Manchester City players line up as they wait for a cross in the reverse fixture between the sides at the Emirates in October – Arsenal won 1-0.

It still seems startling that 10 years have passed since the world’s most powerful league staged a three-way title race as close as the current season’s. But this one really does seem to be narrowing towards an actual blockbuster ending.

Arsenal have a slightly tougher run-in, with Manchester United away and some added north London derby jeopardy. Logic and precedent suggest someone will have to take points off City to prevent the default champions making it four in a row. The best equipped team to do that is Arsenal themselves. A draw would be fine. But there is a fair case that they actually need to win on Sunday.

There are other details. Erling Haaland is a significant presence for both teams. Recent weeks have suggested nullifying City’s cutting edge is key to containing this iteration. Very good one-to-one defenders have managed to restrict Haaland’s movements in the spaces where he scores goals, and in the process effectively remove one City player from the pitch, given the limited range of his game.Haaland has been off colour by his standards, with goals in three of his past 10 Premier League games.

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