Man City 衝突／不一致 ill-timed for 首相 League leaders 兵器庫
By Adam Millington
MANCHESTER, England, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Wednesday´s pivotal 首相 League match between 兵器庫 and Manchester City could hardly be more ill-timed for the North London 味方する who are winless in 連続した league games for the first time this season.
兵器庫 are looking to 勝利，勝つ the league 肩書を与える for the first time in 19 years, yet approaching a game at the 首長国s which has such big 関わりあい／含蓄s in the 中央 of their 現在の 低迷 will be 望ましくない for 経営者／支配人 Mikel Arteta.
His 味方する followed up their 予期しない 敗北・負かす by relegation-脅すd Everton with a 1-1 draw with Brentford on Saturday.
The result meant 兵器庫 slipped to only a three-point advantage over City with a game in 手渡す.
They had 23 発射s to Brentford´s nine, but looked uncomfortable and struggled to make any real 進歩 when 直面するd with the 対立´s steely rearguard 業績／成果.
A rare saving grace for the Gunners may be seen in January 調印 Leandro Trossard´s impressive 業績／成果 as the second-half 代用品，人 供給するd a much needed goal - a 業績／成果 which could settle any 神経s Arteta may have had about his 味方する's 問題／発行するs in the final third.
CITY RESURGENT
While 兵器庫 continued to look far from their best, City 再開するd their ascendency as they appeared unphased by their 最近の off-pitch troubles to stroll past Aston 郊外住宅 3-1 on Sunday.
The Manchester club entered the game off the 支援する of a week 支配するd by news of them 直面するing more than 100 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金s of 申し立てられた／疑わしい 財政上の 不品行／姦通 by the 首相 League, yet their on-pitch 偉業／利用するs were unbowed.
City boss Pep Guardiola has 解除するd the league cro wn on four occasions since joining the club in 2016 and appears to have led his 味方する to a 回復 from a 小型の 低迷 of their own in 最近の weeks.
Losses to Manchester 部隊d and Tottenham Hotspur in their five matches 主要な up to Sunday´s victory had blotted their 記録，記録的な／記録する.
However, they wrapped up the game by halftime against 郊外住宅 and appeared closer to their usual selves.
The はびこる City which had been 欠如（する）ing had returned, and goals from Rodri, Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez before the break will have left Guardiola breathing a sigh of 救済 with a 見解（をとる） to Wednesday -- even though 最高の，を越す scorer Erling Haaland is an 傷害 疑問 after 存在 軍隊d off on Sunday.
Their resurgence, coupled with their hard-fought 1-0 victory over 兵器庫 in the FA Cup in January, should 供給する 信用／信任 for City that they can produce the 業績／成果 needed to の近くに in on the 最高の，を越す 位置／汚点／見つけ出す and go on to 保持する the 肩書を与える. (報告（する）／憶測ing by Adam Millington Editing by Christian Radnedge)
