"We’re not worried about Arsenal next season" - Ex-Manchester City star makes bold claim about the Gunners in PL title race
Former Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips has stated that City are not afraid of Arsenal in the Premier League title race this season. He believes Pep Guardiola has something up his sleeve as the opponents have got stronger this summer.
Arsenal were on top of the league for 93% of the 2022-23 season but ended up losing the title to Manchester City. The Gunners finished second and have made a poor start in pre-season this summer, failing to win their two games so far.
Wright-Phillips does not think Mikel Arteta's side will be the ones causing trouble to Manchester City this season. He claims that the other sides could offer more, but backs Guardiola to come out with a new tactic. He was quoted by Metro as saying:
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Manchester City have signed Mateo Kovacic this summer while letting go of Ilkay Gundogan at the end of his contract. They have also been linked with Josko Gvardiol (via Fabrizio Romano).
Shaun Wright-Phillips claimed that his father, Ian Wright, got a bit carried away last season. The former Manchester City star admitted that he gave it back to the Arsenal legend after the league title was sealed.
Shaun went on to reveal that Ian took the loss gracefully and admitted that the Cityzens deserved the title. He added that City's wins at Emirates and the Etihad changed his mind and was quoted by Metro as saying:
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Mikel Arteta signed Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester City last summer. Reports in Sky Sports suggest the Arsenal manager is now eyeing Kyle Walker and Joao Cancelo.
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