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Gabriel Agbonlahor has predicted the exact score of the Premier League game between Manchester City and Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium and has backed Gunners manager Mikel Arteta to play a defensive game.<\/p>\n
Man City<\/strong> and Arsenal will lock horns with each other in a potential title-decider on Sunday.<\/p>\n Arsenal<\/strong> are at the top of the Premier League table at the moment with 70 points from 32 matches.<\/p>\n Pep Guardiola\u2019s Man City are second with 64 points, but they have a game in hand.<\/p>\n A win for the Cityzens at the Etihad Stadium would see them close the gap on league leaders Arsenal to three points and pile the pressure on the north London club.<\/p>\n Former Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor believes that Man City are favourites, but the talkSPORT pundit believes that the match will end in a 1-1 draw because of the defensive football that Arsenal will play.<\/p>\n READ: Mikel Arteta mistake will make Man City v Arsenal a borefest<\/strong><\/p>\n Agbonlahor said on talkSPORT<\/em> (10:35am, April 17, 2026): \u201cDefinitely, Manchester City are the favourites, playing at home as well, the form they are in, the form Arsenal are in.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I really think Arsenal are going to play real defensive game, I do.<\/p>\n \u201cI can see Mosquera at right-back, Hincapie left-back, Gabriel, Saliba.<\/p>\n \u201cMidfield\u2019s obviously Zubimendi and Rice, Martinelli against Lisbon, he was working his socks off, he gives that to the side.<\/p>\n \u201cI think this could be one of those games where we are so excited for, but it doesn\u2019t live up to expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: Arsenal success met with \u2018absolute silence\u2019 as Bayern Munich disappear altogether<\/strong><\/p>\n When asked why there is more pressure on Arsenal than Man City to win the game, Agbonlahor noted: \u201cBecause Arsenal didn\u2019t turn up against Manchester City in the Carabao Cup, they stalled.<\/p>\n \u201cThen against Southampton, yes, a good Southampton side, but a Championship side. They didn\u2019t turn up.<\/p>\n \u201cThen they played against Bournemouth, where you are thinking, go on, you have the chance to go 12 points clear, they don\u2019t turn up again.<\/p>\n \u201cYes, they did a job against Sporting Lisbon, but they weren\u2019t very good going forward.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, you look at their form, and you have got to think Manchester City are favourites at the Etihad.\u201d<\/p>\n Agbonlahor gave his score prediction at 11:44am: \u201cI think a frustrating Super Sunday, and not as exciting as we all are predicting.<\/p>\n \u201cI am going to go with a 1-1 draw.<\/p>\n \u201cDo not be surprised if Arsenal score off a corner.\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Premier League player power rankings: West Ham hero surges as Guehi puts pressure on top two<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n