Saka and the Gunners continue their title chase against Manchester City
Two of the English Premier League’s top teams face off in a highly anticipated match, with both clubs continuing their title chase, when Manchester City hosts Arsenal at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday, March 31, broadcasting live on NBC and TSN.
In what has shaped up to be the English Premier League’s closest title race in years, Manchester City and Arsenal have remained neck and neck in the standings all season long, with the Gunners walking away from their last meeting with a slim 1-0 victory. While Gunners star forward Bukayo Saka wasn’t able to contribute in the previous matchup against Manchester City due to injury, he has been on fire since his recovery, sitting Top 10 in both goals and assists, proving not only his value but his versatility and consistency as a high-end attacking threat in football.
Winning the EPL Player of the Month award in February, Saka and Arsenal went undefeated through all of February. However, against an elite Manchester City attacking squad, the Hale End graduate will need to be in top form in his team’s search for its first league title in 20 years.
For Manchester City, it will be looking to win its fourth consecutive league title, a feat that’s never been achieved, with Erling Haaland leading the EPL in goals, and additional contributions from Phil Foden and Julian Alvarez, all leading the team in scoring and sitting Top 20 in goals in the EPL.
While Manchester City may be favoured to win it all once again, this season the team has the highest rate of conceding goals off their opponents’ first shot on target, having let in 28 goals in 28 games, something the Gunners will surely look to take advantage of — especially as they lead the league with 70 goals for and counting.