In accordance with Man City’s regulations, goalkeeper Ortega Moreno will be arrested in the domestic cup competitions. Ederson will be a substitute in this match. Meanwhile, key midfielder Kevin de Bruyne is on the bench because coach Pep Guardiola does not want to take the risk because he has just recovered from an injury.
Arsenal’s starting line-up: The rookie trio of Timber, Rice, and Hevertz together started
Man City’s starting line-up: De Bruyne was a substitute, and Alvarez started the attack with Haaland.
In this match, Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus will be watching from the audience due to a knee injury. Similarly, Oleksandr Zinchenko is also unable to play due to a calf problem, while a number of other cases are also absent such as Eddie Nketiah (leg), Mohamed Elneny (knee), Reiss Nelson (toe) and Albert Sambi Lokonga (muscle). Bukyo Saka will return to the competition after recovering from illness.
On the side of Man City, Kevin De Bruyne is still not fully recovered from the hamstring tear he suffered in the Champions League final last season. Meanwhile, defender Nathan Ake will return after his fitness recovers. Rookie Kovacic is likely to start from the beginning.
The 2022/23 season saw Arsenal lead the English Premier League for 248 days, but their unfortunate final slips caused them to be surpassed by Man City to win the championship and successfully defend the title. mine. It was Man City’s first title before they completed the great “triple” with the crown in the FA Cup and especially the Champions League.
In preparation for the 2023/24 campaign with the ambition to overthrow Man City’s dominance, Arsenal is having a busy summer bringing in quality rookies such as Kai Havertz, Jurrien Timber, and Declan Rice. Besides, the achievements in the friendly matches at the beginning of the season of coach Mikel Arteta’s army are also quite impressive.
Before beating Monaco to win the Emirates Cup, Arsenal had crushed Barcelona (5-3), MLS All-Stars (5-0) and suffered only a single defeat against Man United (0-2). Overall, with what they are showing, Arsenal has the confidence needed to enter the English Super Cup match, where they are very fortunate when the last 4 matches have been won.
However, the challenge is not simple for Arteta and his students when they have to face Man City, the team they have lost the last 8 consecutive matches in all competitions. Although the Premier League champion is having a rather quiet transfer window so far with only one rookie, Mateo Kovacic, in the hands of coach Pep Guardiola still has the most important cards.
City’s pre-season ended in defeat to Atletico Madrid, but before that they beat Yokohama Marinos (5-3) and Bayern Munich (2-1). Top striker Erling Haaland as usual still plays explosively and the only worry of Man City fans is the injury situation of conductor Kevin de Bruyne.