Manchester City will face Arsenal at home in the highly anticipated EFL Cup Round 4 match. With both teams occupying the top two positions in the EPL table, this matchup is undoubtedly a preview of the EPL title race. Arsenal, as the league leaders, are fully committed to the title race, while Man City showed their importance to the game with a 4-0 win over Chelsea in the last round of matches. City have won all of their last five meetings, so a home win should not be underestimated. (myTV SUPER will broadcast live at 4am on Saturday)
Arsenal narrowly beat Manchester United 3-2 in the last round of matches, gaining 50 points at the halfway point, 5 points ahead of Manchester City, and steadily advancing towards the goal of EPL title. They have been giving their all in the league this season while rotating their squad in the cup competitions. They were knocked out by Brighton in the third round of the EFL Cup, and in the last round of the EFL Cup, they only played with half strength, but with three consecutive goals in the second half, they successfully progressed. The same goes for the Europa League, where the league is always their primary goal.
Against Manchester City, Adidas can use this game to test the strength of their opponents in preparation for the upcoming league clash. However, it is expected that he will keep some of his starters, with Mate Duana in goal, while Jacky and Keokol, William Salemba, Imee Luwi and new signing Leandro Duchate will take up the heavy lifting. The regular starting lineup is likely to consist of only Thomas Pardee and Nikitia.
Manchester City have gotten used to playing on multiple fronts in recent years, and were homegrown treble winners in the 2018-19 season. They have been able to maintain a high level of fighting power whether they field a starter or a rotating lineup. Although the game may rotate Aynin Xalant and Chiyun Dibny, but Zulian Ivaris, Benedict Schwarz, Kiarisch and other players will still ensure that the team's firepower. Coupled with their record advantage over Arsenal, City's advancement seems to be a foregone conclusion.
