PREMIER LEAGUE fans rejoice – the three-month coronavirus suspension is almost over.
Professional football across the world is emerging into a new normal behind-closed-doors, while many of you will be eager to place your first acca since lockdown began.
The Premier League finally returns on June 17Credit: AFP or licensors
Man City vs Arsenal (8.15pm TONIGHT)
Well, the title might be all but gone – but don’t think this has nothing riding on it.
With Man City still fighting their ban from next year’s Champions League, Pep Guardiola’s side can’t take their foot off the gas in their remaining ten games of the season.
Victory in this game in hand over Leicester and Chelsea would put clear daylight between themselves and the chasing pack, whilst also making Liverpool wait for their trophy parade.
Arsenal were just starting to find their feet pre-lockdown, recording three straight victories which somewhat masks what a disappointing season it’s been at the Emirates.
Mikel Arteta returns to his old stomping ground to face Guardiola for the first time – and you’d imagine he’ll be steering well clear of playing David Luiz at centre half.
Arteta was No2 at City under GuardiolaCredit: PA:Press Association
The summer can’t come quick enough for the Gunners, who have a mutinous front line, a pampered midfield and a non-existant back four. Hardly ideal.
When the teams met earlier in the campaign in North London it was the Kevin De Bruyne show, as the Belgian single-handedly pulled Arsenal apart in a devastating first 45 minutes.
As we’ve touched on already in this column, with no fans on the terraces home advantage shouldn’t be relied upon as it usually is.
But even so, we’re backing City to take the three points here over an Arsenal team which seems in disarray.
Arteta’s rebuild over the summer will have to be impressive if they’re to make any plausible challenge – just take a look at the horror show against Brentford, if you dare.
Aguero is 10/1 to score ten or more goals for the remainder of the campaignCredit: Times Newspapers Ltd
City are 1/3 to win this game with Ladbrokes and despite the uncertainty over players’ fitness on both sides, we’re taking that all day long.
Pair it up with a City win and over 2.5 goals to bag 7/10 – that for us is bet of the week material.
Sergio Aguero looks to have confirmed he will be at Eastlands next season and had two in three before lockdown kicked in.
This match is a game in hand for both and with ten games remaining, Aguero’s opposite number Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang looks to be putting himself in the shop window.
Ladbrokes are running a special market on the pair netting 10 goals in the remaining 10 games, with Aguero at 10/1 and Auba at 12s.
That’s worth a quid of anyone’s cash with their respective run-ins.
SunSport’s best bets
*All odds from Ladbrokes and correct at time of publication
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
