Why the Man City vs Arsenal game was postponed and when it will be played again

There will be nine Premier League midweek games this week but there is one glaring omission with champions Manchester City and league leaders Arsenal not in action.

City suffered their first defeat of the season on Sunday when they lost 1-0 to Liverpool at Anfield, a result that leaves them four points adrift of current table toppers Arsenal.

This week should have seen Pep Guardiola’s side take on Mikel Arteta’s team, but that game was postponed.

The main reason why the game against Manchester City was postponed stemmed from the passing of Queen Elizebeth II, as policing issues at games became almost impossible as more resources were channelled toward ensuring the Queen enjoyed a proper send off.

Whether City would have bounced back from Sunday’s disappointment or struggled against an in-form Arsenal is up for debate. What we do know is that the match still hasn’t been rescheduled.

The new date however meant that the Arsenal vs Manchester City game will take the hit and even though the Citizens were not happy there was little they could do about it.

The Premier League were open to accommodating Arsenal’s request to move the City game to allow them fulfil their European commitment.

When will the game take place

The Premier is yet to find a date for this fixture so everything could change by the time they do find a date time as games continue to rain in.

This season  is quite unique in that there is the World Cup and teams have to play at least six games from now till when they break for the tournament to be staged in Qatar. There are also always European games, Carabao Cup and the FA Cup fixtures so realistically any date will be after the World Cup.