Andoni Iraola has led his team to pull off the biggest surprise of the Premier League season, winning away from home one-two against Arsenal. The result has cut into Arsenal’s commanding lead over Manchester City and sparked huge excitement ahead of the final standings.
Iraola knew Arsenal very well and set his team up perfectly, taking the lead twice, with goals from Kroupi, who has ten Premier League goals to his name, and Alex Scott, who scored the one-two winner, leaving his side in eleventh place, with ambitions of qualifying for European competition in the Europa League next season. Arsenal’s goal was scored by Gyökeres.
Guardiola visits Arteta with the title on the line
Arteta’s side remain top with 70 points, but on Sunday, at 16:30, in the match of the year, Manchester City, with 64 points, host Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium, where Guardiola’s side, if they win, will make the standings extremely tight, as they would be just three points behind, with a game in hand and goal difference in their favour, having drawn one-one in the first meeting between the two sides.
I would not miss this match for anything, as it is a privilege to watch this kind of game, where both sides have everything to play for in the race for the title. Guardiola will do everything to win, but Arteta must come out to win too, or risk being caught off guard late on by the attacking play of Haaland and company.
Helio del Busto. National Football Coach.