Actually, Arsenal performance against Man City in the FA Cup was not bad. In fact, I see this as initial capital for Arteta to be able to read Pep Guardiola game. The two trainers have worked together in the past and know each other in proven field strategies. At least Arteta can focus more on the Premier League and try to improve the performance of his young players when he meets Man City again. Like the Man United vs Arsenal match, where Arsenal lost the first meeting, but in the next meeting they were able to beat Man United. Now, this is where Arteta ingenuity is, which can always learn from defeats and improve which lines are vulnerable to being penetrated by opponents. Arsenal being eliminated in the FA Cup does not mean the end of everything, the top of the Premier League standings is still the most prestigious event and is the main target for Arteta.
It's true here that Arteta can find fault where his team's weak points are and this will definitely be improved again after they met in the Premier League against Manchester City, this defeat will definitely try to set up a new strategy to deal with Pep Guardiola's strategy, who used to be his boss so far will be a fierce opposite the two sides meet in mid-February.
We always discuss them between the two, but Arteta has been improving over the course of the season with a young team, now that Arsenal have been able to survive just 1 defeat over Pep Guardiola, will Arteta be able to beat Pep Guardiola's side? This is clearly a lot to look forward to.
Actually Arsenal was able to offset the game from Manchester City. especially in the first half, the Gunners had a good chance when Trossard threatened the City goal. lucky for City, Stefan Ortega was able to ward off Trossard's shot. as for other opportunities, Nketiah was unable to capitalize on them properly.
overall, Arsenal were able to draw on City's game and it was proven that Haaland couldn't score his goal in last night's match. unfortunately, Arteta was reluctant to install his main starting line-up in this match. without Odegaard in the main starting line-up, it is quite influential on the Gunners' front line. plus, Bukayo Saka couldn't play optimally in this match. it seems, Arteta is reluctant to speculate by lowering his main line-up. in the end, Arsenal succumbed to the hands of City.
Meanwhile, Man City also had several chances including Haaland's acrobatic shot. With the results of this match, Arsenal's steps must be stopped. Meanwhile, Manchester City advanced to the next round. by the way, I'm sure if Arteta puts in his main starting line-up. this fight will be more interesting. however, as their target was the Premier League Arteta preferred to bench some of his core players.