MAN CITY (A) | BEFORE THE WHISTLE | HISTORY AWAITS, WILL HEROES STEP UP? | MEMBERS
Pedro, Johnny and Matt. The biggest game of the season. Sunday at the Etihad. Everyone’s nervous, everyone’s excited, and nobody is pretending otherwise. This is the one.
Here’s what’s inside:
🔥 Hottest of Takes — Matt calls out Arsenal fans for being weaker than the team they’re supposed to be supporting. Johnny calls for respect to be put on Arsenal’s name. Pete goes GYOK-free for the day in a remarkable act of discipline
🧤 Raya vs Kepa — The Reminder — a brief, glorious reminder of what we spent most of the season dealing with in domestic cups, and why going to Man City with the best keeper in the world matters enormously
🏥 Saka, Odegaard, Timber — Will They Start? — Matt is more pessimistic than Pete. The bench slots vs starts debate. Who’s realistic and who’s wishful thinking
⚔️ Kai Havertz — The Man City Game Plan — Pete pulls out the data, Johnny makes the case for Kai as a nine specifically at the Etihad, and Matt reveals the height matchup that should worry Kúsanov and Gvardiol
🥊 The Rope-A-Dope Theory — Pete goes full Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman. If Arsenal can survive the first 20 minutes and make City ask themselves whether they have enough, this could completely change
🔮 Predictions — The predictions are unambiguously positive going into Sunday. Too positive? Who knows!