Shocking statistics for Manchester City after a goalless draw with Arsenal – yesterday, Sunday – in the 30th round of the English Premier League, as this is the first time that City has failed to score goals in the last 57 matches at Etihad Stadium.
The Citizens lost to the Gunners in the first leg at the Emirates Stadium, before drawing in a match yesterday without goals. Coach Pep Guardiola’s sons also tied back and forth with Liverpool, and lost in the Aston Villa match at Villa Park. They tied in the return match against Tottenham.
In the remaining matches for Man City against the top 5 teams in the Premier League table
- It faces Aston Villa at Etihad Stadium next Wednesday.
- He will visit Tottenham before the end of the season, and despite their away victory over Tottenham in the FA Cup last January, the new Spurs stadium represents a complex for City, as they have not won there in the league since 2019.
Norwegian star Erling Haaland failed to score in the Arsenal match yesterday, which means that he has scored only 4 goals in 9 Premier League matches since his return from injury in January.
In the three matches that Haaland played against the Brazilian Gabriel and the Frenchman William Saliba, Arsenal defenders, he was unable to score any goal, or even take any shot on goal, and it seems that the “Norwegian Hurricane” is very far from the amazing level he showed during the past year, which He scored 53 goals.
Yesterday, Haaland (23 years old) received criticism from Manchester United legend Roy Keane, who did not like the Norwegian international’s performance in the match.
The draw left Manchester City 3 points away from Liverpool, top of the Premier League table, and the next match represents a difficult test for Haaland’s teammates against the team of Spanish coach Unai Emery and will be an opportunity for Guardiola to avenge his loss in the first leg, and most importantly, remain in the title fight.
The Citizens can achieve the treble for the second time in a row, as they continue their competition for the league title and reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League, in which they face Real Madrid of Spain, and they are also engaged in an anticipated confrontation against Chelsea in the semi-finals of the FA Cup.