Two key men for Manchester City will be vital against Arsenal

Two key men for Manchester City will be vital against Arsenal

The battle in midfield looms as a decisive factor today as Manchester City take on Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium later today. Whichever team controls the midfield should set themselves up to claim all three points in today’s top-of-the-table Premier League clash. For Pep Guardiola’s side, Bernardo Silva and Rodri have massive roles to play. If they can do what they’ve done so many times before and control the midfield, it could set City on their way against Mikel Arteta’s side.

Bernardo Silva and Rodri know what it takes to control matches like today’s.

Both Manchester City and Arsenal have elite anchors in midfield. You’d consider Bernardo Silva and Rodri as the anchors of Manchester City’s midfield. For Arsenal, Declan Rice and Martin Zubimendi hold the fort in their midfield. Both teams are blessed with midfield duos that can dictate the entire flow of a match when they’re on song.

From a Manchester City point of view, they’ll be relying on Bernardo Silva and Rodri to do in midfield what they have done so many times before. Throughout Manchester City’s reign of dominance in English football, Rodri and Bernardo have helped Pep Guardiola’s side control and dominate matches. The pair know what it takes to set the tempo and dictate a match like today’s Premier League clash with Arsenal. If they can do the same in one of Bernardo Silva’s final games for Manchester City, it will go a long way in deciding the result in today’s match.