At 23:30 on September 22, Beijing time, the 5th round of the English Premier League kicked off the focus battle, Manchester City VS Arsenal. Pep Guardiola's Manchester City hit the Premier League with five consecutive wins. This game is bound to give birth to a new leader, and the Premier League's title race is intense at the beginning of the season.
In the Premier League's 2.4 billion euro battle, Arsenal hit the milestone of 100 wins
Manchester City and Arsenal, these are the two most "valuable" teams in the Premier League. The value of the German transfer is valued, Manchester City is worth 1.26 billion euros, and Arsenal is 1.17 billion euros. Haaland, Foden, and Rodri are worth more than 100 million, and Saka, Rice, and Odegaard are also 100 million yuan. The six superstars of the Premier League are all in Arsenal and Manchester City.
According to statistics, Manchester City and Arsenal have met 211 times, with Arsenal holding the advantage with 99 wins, 47 draws and 65 losses. With just one more win, Arsenal will be able to reach the 100-win milestone against Manchester City. Only 1 team (Everton) has lost more than 100 games to Arsenal in history.
The battle for the top spot, Manchester City Arsenal who wins and who will reach the top
Manchester City, Arsenal, and Liverpool are the three giants who have performed strongly since the beginning of the season. Liverpool has 12 points and 9 goal difference in 5 games, Manchester City has 12 points and 8 goal difference in 4 games, and Arsenal has 10 points and 5 goal difference in 4 games. Manchester City vs Arsenal will definitely be the top battle: if Manchester City wins, they will lead with 15 points in 5 games; If Arsenal wins, they will become leaders with 13 points from five games. In the event of a draw, Manchester City's 13 points from five games are also the top of the table.
With 5 consecutive wins in the opening game*5, Manchester City hit a century-old record
Pep Guardiola's Manchester City, the Premier League started with four consecutive wins, and is in excellent form. OPTA data points out that if Manchester City win their opening five consecutive Premier League games, they will have five consecutive wins in the opening five seasons. In the 136-year history of the English top flight, no team has won five consecutive games in five seasons, and Manchester City is on track to set a century-old record.
In recent years, Manchester City has been called Arsenal's nemesis: in the last nine Premier League home games, Manchester City has an unbeaten record against Arsenal with 7 wins and 2 draws. The last time we lost at home to Arsenal in the Premier League was in January 2015, when Manchester Manuel Pellegrini was the manager and Arsene Wenger was the Arsenal manager.
Manchester City's home record is extremely strong: 13 consecutive wins in the Premier League across the season and 47 home games unbeaten in all competitions across the season. Mikel Arteta's Gunners will not be easy to get out of the way at Manchester City's home stadium.
With a double-double goal, Haaland is expected to rewrite Premier League history
In the first four rounds of the Premier League, Haaland scored 9 goals and ranked first in the scorer list. In the history of the Premier League, there have been at least six double-double goals: Quinn in 1992-93 and Haaland in 2022-23. A break from Arsenal would see Haaland score double figures in the Premier League this season, making him the player with the fewest games required to score 10 goals in Premier League history.
Expected to start
Manchester City (3421): Ederson/Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol/Doku, Rodri, Kovacic, Savio/Foden, B/Haaland
Arsenal (433): Raya/Ben White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber/Partey, Jorginho, Rice/Saka, Havertz, Martinelli