Antoine Semenyo rallies Manchester City teammates to deliver knockout blow to Arsenal

Antoine Semenyo rallies Manchester City teammates to deliver knockout blow to Arsenal Semenyo says Man City are playing probably the best football since the turn of the year £64M signing from Bournemouth believes it is a good time to face Arsenal for Man City Ghana international describes Sunday’s meeting with Arsenal as “title-deciding, maybe” Manchester City forward Antoine Semenyo has spoken ahead of Sunday’s potentially title-defining Premier League showdown with Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola ‘s side head into the fixture off the back of three successive victories – a Carabao Cup final win over Arsenal at Wembley, a 4-0 FA Cup quarter-final demolition of Liverpool and a commanding 3-0 Premier League win at Chelsea . City are aiming to cut Arsenal’s lead at the top of the table to three points this weekend and keep alive a title challenge that looked all but extinguished just a few weeks ago.

Jeremy Doku: Manchester City will be well prepared to give ‘big punch’ to Arsenal Arsenal, meanwhile, arrive at the Etihad Stadium in the backdrop of losing 2-1 at home to Bournemouth – a result that handed City the momentum they needed to believe a remarkable late-season title charge was possible. Sunday’s clash at the Etihad Stadium promises to be one of the most charged occasions in recent Premier League history. Semenyo has been a key part of City’s recent surge since joining from Bournemouth for £64 million in January and speaking on the In The Mixer podcast ahead of the weekend’s fixture, the Ghana international assessed where City stand heading into what could prove to be the defining 90 minutes of the season.

Semenyo: It’s a good time to play Arsenal Semenyo made no attempt to mask the confidence running through the Manchester City dressing room heading into what is shaping up to be the most important fixture of the Blues’ campaign. “Our form over the last couple of games has been good and we’re playing probably the best football we’ve played in the second half of the season,” Semenyo said. “So it’s a good time to play them (Arsenal), I guess.

” The Ghana international drew a pointed contrast between City’s upward trajectory and Arsenal’s recent stumbles, highlighting the convergence of form that makes Sunday’s fixture so compelling. “Where they’ve dipped in form, we’ve picked up form, so it’ll be interesting. We were excited, to be honest.