After Arsenal beat Manchester United with a victory, the team is about to face a crucial Premier League Cup battle away to Manchester City in the early hours of Saturday morning. However, unfavorable news came from within the Blue Moon Army, striker Phil Cotton missed training due to injury and will not be able to return to the field in the short term, which is undoubtedly a big loss for Arsenal.
In fact, Phil Cotton has missed two consecutive matches in which Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers in the league, but Phil Cotton did not feature on the field. In those two games, City switched to Enin Sharant as the single arrow, which resulted in back-to-back wins for City, with Sharant scoring four goals in the two games. Although Phil Cotton's absence did not affect City too much, it certainly reduced the team's tactical flexibility.
City boss Gordiona did not hide anything about Cotton's injury, saying bluntly: Cotton was injured in the Manchester City Derby against Manchester United, when he landed on the ground in a fight with Yunbishaka. We gave him enough time to heal and rest, and we will decide on the next game against Arsenal based on his recovery, and even in the game against Tottenham at the beginning of February if he is still feeling unwell, we will continue to rest him.
