The analysts discuss Manchester City’s difficulties in creating chances and scoring goals, specifically with their main striker, Erling Haaland. Arsenal’s defenders, Gabriel and Saliba, effectively blocked City’s attacks, disrupting Haaland’s game and making it hard for him to find openings. The speakers praise Arsenal’s defensive tactics and express concern about City’s lack of goal scorers, with Haaland being their primary option. They suggest potential solutions, such as using Julian Alvarez or Bernardo Silva as false number nines to create numerical advantage. Additionally, Haaland himself admits to past tactics of intentionally diving to draw yellow cards and distract opponents, but acknowledges that he no longer employs such tactics.

Erling Haaland

This season he played in total 24 times for 2016 minutes for Premier League.

Erling Haaland scored 17 goals for Manchester City. He procured 5 assists. He received 1 yellow card and no red cards.

His team is currently 3rd in Premier League. In the last match Manchester City drew 0-0 against Arsenal. The next match in Premier League will be against Aston Villa.

Manchester City performance and stats

Manchester City is currently 3rd in the Premier League with 64 points.

In the last 29 games, it has won 19 times, drawn 7 times, and lost 3 times. In its last match, Manchester City drawn 0-0 against Arsenal.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 63 goals and conceding 28.​

Manchester City will play the next match in Premier League against Aston Villa on Wednesday 3rd of April in Manchester. The prediction is Manchester City winning the match.​