Riyad Mahrez gave Pep Guardiola plenty to think about with a wonderful hat-trick against Sheffield United on Saturday and Manchester City fans are backing him to start against Arsenal this evening.
Man City's next six Premier League fixtures compared with Arsenal after Southampton win
09.04.2023 - 08:39 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester City have again managed to pile the pressure on Premier League leaders Arsenal with a 4-1 win over Southampton.
The Blues were dominant on the south coast with an Erling Haaland brace and goals from Jack Grealish and Julian Alvarez securing the win. With City playing first over the weekend, they have closed the gap at the top to five points and give the Gunners no breathing room ahead of their difficult match with Liverpool on Sunday afternoon.
City will still have a game in hand on Arsenal following the weekend, as their rescheduled match with West Ham is not played until May 3 and with Pep Guardiola's side taking part in the FA Cup semi-finals there is also a fixture with Brighton that will have to be arranged. Should they advance in the Champions League, a gap won't be available until the last day of the season.
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It has the making for a dramatic run-in as the two rivals may not be level on fixtures until the season reaches its thrilling climax. There are not many games left but MEN Sport has taken a close look at City's next six league fixtures and compared them with Arsenal's.
City certainly have the easier schedule over the next six games, on paper at least, but that of course doesn't take into account they also have a two-legged tie with Bayern Munich and an FA Cup semi-final to play. It's an incredibly arduous fun of games, whereas Arsenal only need to focus on the league.
Still, City only have to face two teams in the top 10 over their next six games, one of them being against 10th-placed Fulham and of course the massive blockbuster with Mikel Arteta's outfit. The other four games come against sides embroiled in a battle for survival and while
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