How Arsenal heeded three-word Guardiola warning but England screwed Man City with Stones, Walker

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Published on 2024-03-29 07:36:50

During the recent international break, Arsenal and Manchester City had contrasting experiences. Arsenal emerged victorious in terms of player management and fitness, with their squad accumulating 1,142 minutes of play compared to Manchester City’s 1,749 minutes. This resulted in fewer injury concerns for Arsenal heading into their upcoming game.

While Jakub Kiwior played the most minutes out of both clubs, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is likely to be pleased with the post-break fitness of his squad. In contrast, Manchester City faced several injury concerns with players like John Stones, Manuel Akanji, Matheus Nunes, Kyle Walker, Ederson, Kevin de Bruyne, and Jack Grealish either sustaining injuries or being omitted due to injury risks.

On the other hand, Arsenal had players like Gabriel Magalhaes, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Thomas Partey, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus, and Gabriel Martinelli dealing with various injuries. Despite this, players like Jakub Kiwior, Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard, Kai Havertz, Leandro Trossard, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Jorginho, William Saliba, David Raya, and Benjamin White had no reported injury concerns for Arsenal.

In conclusion, Arsenal appeared to handle the international break better than Manchester City in terms of injury management and player rotation. With fewer injury issues heading into the upcoming game, Arsenal seems to have capitalized on the break more effectively than their counterparts.

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