Two seasons in a row and Arsenal have given Man City a hard time to get the league title and it has always been a disappointing end for Arsenal and the incredible midfielder Rodri is saying Arsenal are if the same level as Man City, we all know how Pep Guardiola always use words to make every team that gives him a headache from securing the title feel good, especially Arsenal and now we have Rodri saying same thing his coach (Pep Guardiola) would say. Is like when you're too covered with winning you say things to make the others feel important or better, can we say he (Rodri) is right about the Gunners being in the same level as his team Manchester City?
To me Arsenal still lacks that winning mentality, they always start fresh and strong and when is getting to the end if the season you see the Gunners dropping and losing points but with Man City is different, they start the season with a poor performance but when it matters like towards the end of the season you see them eating every team they come against, taking every 3 points they get their hands on, so I don't feel Arsenal are of the same level as the Citizens.
The only thing Arsenal lacks is a winning mentality, Arsenal is one of the best teams in the world and when it comes to the top five teams that are very strong in the premier league arsenal is one of them, Arsenal will be making the fans happy from the beginning of the league but at the end, they will leave the fans with sad by letting Manchester City win the league title, to be honest, if Arsenal didn't win the league title this season I will not be happy with them because they can't be allowing one team be stopping them to win a trophy more than a year's now so it will be good for them to tight their belt and fight for the trophy this season.
Arsenal's performance in the last match was very good and this is how they started every season at the end, they will end up without anything, Arteta needs to show his team how to win a game and never to give up against any opponents, although arsenal use to play very well against big team's but when it comes to a team like Aston villa they will be playing like they don't know how to play a good game.
The Gunners are always on the winning side to lift the EPL trophy but they have a way of disappointing the fans, how long will that continue to happen before they know is hurting the fans? Edu and Arteta are suppose to make the team to be more stronger than they are now by getting someone who will improve that front line, a complete striker is what they need if they want to be of the same level with City, that's what I feel because you see Haaland not doing much but just enjoy the goal scoring opportunity given to him and you get to see the Gunners struggling with either Saka and Martin Ødegaard or even Kai Havertz who gets goals and if they don't score is a problem so is something Arteta need to work on to make the team a complete one.
This week I don't think it would be like last season when Aston Villa made a mess of the Gunners, it would be bad to still drop point this early against a side that caused them the title last season, I believe Arsenal need to take this game as a revenge to blast the Aston Villa side. It won't be as easy as they played out last time but I believe the Gunners are taking all 3 point, 0-2 to the Gunners that's my prediction.