Arsenal could be handed Premier League title boost as Man City braced for worst-case suspension

Manchester City were missing a number of key players in Sunday's goalless draw with Arsenal — including Ederson, John Stones and Kyle Walker.

But while the backline was low on numbers for the clash, they will mostly rue their lack of attacking vigour, having managed just one shot on target and failing to score in a home Premier League game for the first time since October 2021.

Golden Boot leader Erling Haaland was critiqued for his lack of involvement as City struggled to find momentum against a sturdy Gunners defence, despite attaining 73% possession. The draw hands Liverpool the advantage for now.

The champions sit three points behind the league leaders, who beat Brighton 2-1 before kick-off at the Etihad, although they will still fancy themselves as they vie for a second consecutive Treble.

While City managed to cope without Stones, Walker and Ederson, there is one player City would fear losing most. Rodri is yet to taste defeat when he has been on the pitch for his club this season, and Guardiola's side will visibly struggle without him.

The only four times the club has lost this season is when the Spaniard wasn't playing. He missed Premier League games against Wolves, Arsenal and Aston Villa because he had too many red and yellow cards.

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Rodri is close to getting another ban. He's already got eight yellow cards, and if he gets two more in the next three matches, he'll have to sit out for two games.

If a player gets 10 yellow cards in their team's first 32 Premier League games, they can't play for two matches. City has played 29 games so far.

If Rodri gets a