Arsenal 'optimistic over triple injury boost for Manchester City clash'
The Gunners travel to the Etihad on Easter Sunday boasting a one-point lead over the reigning champions, while they are above Liverpool courtesy of their superior goal difference.
After enduring a miserable winter run of just one win in seven matches, the Gunners' Premier League record in 2024 so far is unblemished, with eight wins from eight matches in the top flight.
The most recent of those successes — a 2-1 beating of London rivals Brentford — sent Mikel Arteta's men to the summit, before they retained their position thanks to Liverpool and Man City's 1-1 Anfield draw a day later.
Arsenal also ended a long-running Premier League hoodoo against Man City with a 1-0 Emirates victory in October, but Gooners have to go back to January 2015 for the last time that their side won a top-flight match on the Sky Blues' turf.
Saka, Martinelli, Gabriel hopeArsenal's bid to end their disheartening sequence at the Etihad could now receive a significant boost, as football.london reports that the club are «hopeful» that Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Magalhaes will all be involved.
All three key men could not take part in their countries' international fixtures during the March window, with Martinelli still nursing the cut to the foot he sustained against Sheffield United at the start of the month.
Meanwhile, Saka arrived at St George's Park with the rest of the England squad ahead of their friendlies with Brazil and Belgium, only to pull out with what is believed to be a muscular issue, which he had been carrying for a while.
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