Jamie Carragher suggestions Arsenal to beat Man Metropolis due to their house benefit and hopes it’ll kick off a fierce title race… as he claims Pep Guardiola’s males will battle with ‘large participant’ lacking

Jamie Carragher has backed Arsenal to emerge victorious when they play host to Manchester City on Sunday.

Mikel Arteta‘s aspect pushed the Citizens all the best way final season, topping the desk for 248 days earlier than being being pipped to the submit as Metropolis secured a historic treble.

The runaway favourites to retain their Premier League title for a fourth-consecutive season this marketing campaign, Metropolis raced to the highest of the league as the one aspect with an ideal document after six video games.

Nevertheless, the membership’s momentum was halted last week as Wolves defied the percentages to defeat Pep Guardiola’s side at Molineux, giving Arsenal the chance to leapfrog them within the desk ought to they safe three factors at the Emirates on Sunday.

Talking on Sky Sports, Carragher insisted {that a} mixture of house advantage for the Gunners and Metropolis being with out midfield anchor Rodri suggestions the stability in favour of the hosts.

Jamie Carragher backed Arsenal to defeat Man Metropolis on Sunday to ignite this season’s title race 

Carragher added Metropolis will battle with out midfield lynchpin Rodri, who’s suspended after being despatched off of their win over Nottingham Forest

Man Metropolis wish to win a fourth consecutive Premier League title after lifting the Treble

‘I’ll go for Arsenal,’ Carragher mentioned. 

‘I feel Arsenal simply may do it with house benefit and with Rodri not taking part in, who is a big participant for Manchester Metropolis. So I’ll go together with Arsenal.

The Spain worldwide is presently serving a three-match suspension after being sent off for violent conduct following a conflict with Morgan Gibbs-White throughout Metropolis’s win over Nottingham Forest.

Carragher added that victory for the Gunners might show to be the impetus for this season’s title race. 

‘That’ll hopefully give us a title race between now and the top of the season as a result of we will not afford, as neutrals, I feel we wish this title race to go so long as it will probably presumably go.

‘Final season it did, it was good between Arsenal and Manchester Metropolis however we do not need Metropolis to be to date in entrance by Christmas and New Yr that different groups lose perception.

Arsenal final defeated Metropolis within the Premier League in 2015, due to objectives from Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud

Arsenal beat the Residents once they confronted off at Wembley within the Group Protect in August

‘It isn’t nice for the league. Hopefully Arsenal can get the three factors.’

Historical past nevertheless shouldn’t be on Arsenal’s aspect in relation to taking up Metropolis within the Premier League.

The Gunners have misplaced their final twelve video games towards the membership, conceding 33 and scoring simply 5 objectives in that point.

Arsene Wenger was in cost the final time they defeated Sunday’s opposition, with first-half objectives from Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud sufficient to clinch a 2-1 win in December 2015.