{"id":293481,"date":"2023-10-07T08:31:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T08:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=293481"},"modified":"2023-10-07T08:31:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T08:31:28","slug":"carragher-tips-arsenal-to-beat-man-city-thanks-to-their-home-advantage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/carragher-tips-arsenal-to-beat-man-city-thanks-to-their-home-advantage\/","title":{"rendered":"Carragher tips Arsenal to beat Man City thanks to their home advantage"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Jamie Carragher tips Arsenal to beat Man City thanks to their home advantage and hopes it will kick off a fierce title race&#8230; as he claims Pep Guardiola&#8217;s men will struggle with &#8216;huge player&#8217; missing<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Jamie Carragher backed Arsenal to defeat Man City in their clash on Sunday<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>The pundit added the treble winners will suffer with a key player unavailable<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jamie Carragher has backed Arsenal to emerge victorious when they play host to Manchester City on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side pushed the Citizens all the way last season, topping the table for 248 days before being being pipped to the post as City secured a historic treble.<\/p>\n<p>The runaway favourites to retain their Premier League title for a fourth-consecutive season this campaign, City raced to the top of the league as the only side with a perfect record after six games.<\/p>\n<p>However, the club&#8217;s momentum was halted last week as Wolves defied the odds to defeat Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side at Molineux, giving Arsenal the opportunity to leapfrog them in the table should they secure three points at the Emirates on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Sky Sports, Carragher insisted that a combination of home advantage for the Gunners and City being without midfield anchor Rodri tips the balance in favour of the hosts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/09\/76272141-12604625-image-a-1_1696666302325.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jamie Carragher backed Arsenal to defeat Man City on Sunday to ignite this season&#8217;s title race\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/08\/76271593-0-image-a-3_1696665166002.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Carragher added City will struggle without midfield lynchpin Rodri, who is suspended after being sent off in their win over Nottingham Forest<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/09\/76272139-12604625-image-m-4_1696666371589.jpg\" height=\"552\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Man City are looking to win a fourth consecutive Premier League title after lifting the Treble<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m going to go for Arsenal,&#8217; Carragher said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think Arsenal just might do it with home advantage and with Rodri not playing, who is a huge player for Manchester City. So I&#8217;m going to go with Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>The Spain international is currently serving a three-match suspension after being sent off for violent conduct following a clash with Morgan Gibbs-White during City&#8217;s win over Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n<p>Carragher added that victory for the Gunners could prove to be the impetus for this season&#8217;s title race.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That&#8217;ll hopefully give us a title race between now and the end of the season because we can&#8217;t afford, as neutrals, I think we want this title race to go as long as it can possibly go.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Last season it did, it was brilliant between Arsenal and Manchester City but we don&#8217;t want City to be so far in front by Christmas and New Year that other teams lose belief.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/08\/76271589-0-image-a-4_1696665171795.jpg\" height=\"393\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal last defeated City in the Premier League in 2015, thanks to goals from Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/09\/76272167-12604625-image-m-7_1696666539811.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal beat the Citizens when they faced off at Wembley in the Community Shield in August<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s not great for the league. Hopefully Arsenal can get the three points.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>History however is not on Arsenal&#8217;s side when it comes to taking on City in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners have lost their last twelve games against the club, conceding 33 and scoring just five goals in that time.<\/p>\n<p>Arsene Wenger was in charge the last time they defeated Sunday&#8217;s opposition, with first-half goals from Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud enough to clinch a 2-1 win in December 2015.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12604625\/Jamie-Carragher-tips-Arsenal-beat-Man-City-thanks-home-advantage-hopes-kick-fierce-title-race-claims-Pep-Guardiolas-men-struggle-huge-player-missing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jamie Carragher tips Arsenal to beat Man City thanks to their home advantage and hopes it will kick off a fierce title race&#8230; 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