Rooney: Manchester City vs Arsenal is a title decider, I think Man City will win

In Round 33 of the Premier League, Manchester City will face Arsenal at home.

 Before the game, Rooney updated his personal podcast and talked about the Premier League “title fight” between Manchester City and Arsenal next weekend in the podcast, saying that he is optimistic that Manchester City will beat Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium, and analyzed the reasons for Arsenal's recent decline and the current title situation of the two teams.

Arsenal, who are chasing their first league title since 2004, missed the opportunity to extend their lead at the top to 12 points on Saturday, losing 1-2 to Bournemouth at home.

This was Arsenal's third loss in four games, after losing to Manchester City in the League Cup final and surprisingly losing to Championship side Southampton in the FA Cup, suffering an elimination.

The disappointment continued for Arsenal this weekend —— On Sunday, Manchester City beat Chelsea 3-0 to narrow the gap with Mikel Arteta's side to just 6 points.

Manchester City currently have one game in hand, and will face Arsenal at home next Sunday. The Premier League title is actually in the hands of Manchester City.

Manchester United and England legend Rooney sees this clash as a “title fight” and is optimistic that Manchester City will beat Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium.

When asked if this game is indeed the decisive battle for the title fight, Rooney said in his personal podcast: “Yes, I think it will be.”

“This is a crucial game. If Manchester City win, I will see them as the favorites to win the title; if Arsenal win, the title will be within reach. This game is likely to be the key battle to determine the title. ”

When asked for a specific prediction, Rooney added: “I think Manchester City will win 1-0. Even so, the title fight will not end there, but it will give Manchester City a slight advantage.”

Arsenal suffered their first consecutive defeats of the season before and after the international match day.

They stopped the decline in the Champions League, beating Sporting Lisbon 1-0 in the first leg of the quarter-finals, but suffered another blow against Bournemouth.

When asked why he thought Arsenal would struggle to hold on and secure the title, Rooney said: “I think it's just the pressure of competing for the Premier League title. ”

“We all know that experience is crucial at this stage of the season, and Arsenal have a number of players who have never won a title, so the pressure is constantly building. ”

“When you suffer a few losses, you start looking for answers, and now they are struggling to get out of this predicament. ”

“I still think Arsenal have a great chance of winning the league title, but they have started to show some signs of being crashed, while Manchester City know how to win the league title. ”

Looking back to last 9 months, in the first match between the two teams this season at the Emirates Stadium, Gabriel Martinelli scored a late equalizer to help Arsenal draw 1-1 with Manchester City.

But in the League Cup final between these two Premier League title rivals, the game was one-sided, with Manchester City winning 2-0 to win their first trophy of the season.