CITY visit Arsenal at the weekend knowing they haven’t overturned the Library outfit since 1991 and any City fan watching the Gunners on Tuesday will have twitched a little when Thierry Henry marked his return from injury with an outrageously good strike against Sparta Prague. Henry was the difference in midweek between his side Czech-ing out of the Republic with a win. While Terry Henry (If we translate his name into English) was sidelined, Arsenal struggled for consistency and now find themselves in unfamiliar middle-of-the-table surroundings. Sol Campbell, Ashley Cole, Freddie ‘Does my lunchbox look big in this?’ Ljunberg, Alexander Hleb and Jose ‘Action Man’ Antonio Reyes are all sidelined and City will be pleased to see the Big Guns unavailable. However, City are without two first-choice defenders in Richard Dunne and Ben Thatcher but are lucky to have more than capable replacements in the form of Stephen Jordan and Nedum Onouha. Robbie Fowler and Bradley Wright-Phillips are also missing. It’s the last chance us Blues will have to visit this famous ground and it would be great to sign off with a win. However, Arsenal are still one of the best sides in the country and will relish a chance to keep up their great record against City. I’m tipping City to bag a draw - but it all depends on Mr Henry! TOP BET: Half-time/Full-time: Arsenal/City - 66-1 with Paddy Power (City have already come back to grab points on a few ocassions this season ) |