Arsenal vs Manchester City: Laurent Koscielny performance will be crucial in 'title decider'
FANS' VIEW: Supporters of the sides involved at the Emirates on Monday night offer their thoughts
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Your support makes all the difference.Ahead of the Premier League meeting between Arsenal and Manchester City this weekend, we caught up with a couple of fans for their take on the match...
Arsenal fan - Lewis Potton
While it might seem a bit early to be talking about a game as a ‘title decider’, Monday’s game against Manchester City is as close as it gets. Both teams have stumbled in recent weeks, but are easily the main title contenders (sorry Leicester).
All the talk with us in the last few weeks has been about our lengthy injury list, but I think the squad has acquitted itself excellently. Squad players Mathieu Flamini and Joel Campbell have both played their part well, allowing the likes of Aaron Ramsey, Olivier Giroud and Mesut Özil to shine.
If we are to beat Manchester City it’s so important that our centre backs perform well. We’ll create chances up top, but at the back Laurent Koscielny in particular will need to be strong and resilient against the pace and movement of Sterling, Silva and De Bruyne. Seeing as we’re at home, I tentatively predict a 2-1 win for Arsenal.
Manchester City fan- Nick Savage
Manchester City are in predictably unpredictable form at the moment and it is so hard to call what team will actually turn up on Monday night's visit to the Emirates. A passionless defeat to Stoke, followed by the lucky 2-1 win over Swansea will hardly strike fear into Arsene Wenger's men going into what can only be described as a title decider.
No other teams look capable of sustaining a challenge for the title (bar Leicester maybe) than City or Arsenal and it will surely be a crucial fixture.
Aguero's timely return will be a boost to City's chances, but Kompany's continued absence is a real problem. Without him and or Zabaleta in the side, the team lacks real leadership and organisation at the back and Arsenal will likely expose this.
I'm unfortunately pipping for a 2-0 defeat.
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