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Paul Merson has made a prediction for Sunday\u2019s game between Manchester City and Arsenal, claiming his former side could get \u201cdestroyed\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Premier League title race took another turn at the weekend, with Arsenal<\/strong> losing 2-1 to Bournemouth and Man City beating Chelsea 3-0.<\/p>\n Ahead of Sunday\u2019s potentially decisive match at the Etihad, Man City<\/strong> are only six points adrift of Arsenal with a game in hand, so the title is back in the hands of Pep Guardiola\u2019s team.<\/p>\n Arsenal\u2019s squad is certainly stronger than Man City\u2019s on paper, but Mikel Arteta\u2019s side have shown signs of nerves in recent months and fallen apart completely this month.<\/p>\n Man City now have the momentum and Merson has backed them to beat Arsenal following an \u201cabsolutely mind-blowing\u201d turnaround.<\/p>\n \u201cManchester City are the favourites to win the Premier League if they beat Arsenal on Sunday, 100 per cent,\u201d Merson told Sportskeeda.<\/p>\n READ: Mikel Arteta\u2019s mistake to make Man City v Arsenal a borefest<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s in their hands now because Arsenal did not play well at all against Bournemouth. If City win on Sunday, they will beat Burnley next week and before you know it, they are at the top of the table with five games to go.<\/p>\n \u201cThe way Arsenal are playing now, I can\u2019t seem them winning all their remaining games, should they lose to City.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just unbelievable how it has all turned around. Absolutely mind-blowing to say the least! You just look at it and go, \u2018Wow\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cIn hindsight, you can\u2019t see anything but a Manchester City win. I saw Arsenal in the first 15 minutes against Sporting in the Champions League and told my boy it would be 0-0. You just can\u2019t see them scoring!<\/p>\n \u201cDefensively, Arsenal are solid. If they don\u2019t lose this game, they win the league. For City though, a draw is no good. They must win.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: Arsenal success met with \u2018absolute silence\u2019 as Bayern Munich disappear altogether<\/strong><\/p>\n Merson has also revealed a \u201cbig concern\u201d for Arsenal, who could be \u201cdestroyed\u201d at the Etihad this weekend.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t see Arsenal winning all their remaining games if they lose to City on Sunday. It\u2019s hard to watch Arsenal at the moment,\u201d Merson continued.<\/p>\n \u201cBut the players need to look at the bright side of it. If they beat City, the league is done and they win it. That is how they must think about this game.<\/p>\n \u201cIf Arsenal go to the Etihad, sit behind the ball, absorb all the pressure and try to play for a draw, they will get destroyed by City!<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Premier League play-off? Etihad draw opens door to Arsenal v Man City title decider in 39th game<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cEven if they have a go and lose the game, it at least gives them confidence. Imagine if they sit behind the ball and lose 1-0? I don\u2019t think it does any good for their confidence.<\/p>\n \u201cMikel Arteta is the only person who can tell if he\u2019s asking these players to play in a certain way or are they actually going into their shells due to the pressure.<\/p>\n \u201cApart from Declan Rice, I don\u2019t see anyone else being expressive on the pitch. There is no pace in that team, no urgency, no desire to get inside the box. They look nervous and what a bad time to be that way.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know what Arsenal turn up for this game. They need to take the game to City here. I\u2019m desperately trying to make a case for Arsenal, but I\u2019m finding it extremely hard to do so.<\/p>\n \u201cMy heart says draw, but my head says Manchester City win. Football is so unpredictable and Arsenal will be hoping this game goes in their favour against all odds. But the way they\u2019ve been playing is a big concern.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/div>\n