- Erling Haaland and Antoine Semenyo expected to partner Jeremy Doku in attack vs Arsenal
- Man City face Premier League leaders in potential title decider at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday
- Semenyo has warned Arsenal of Haaland’s quality as Man City aim to cut gap to three points
Manchester City forward Antoine Semenyo has heaped praise on Erling Haaland ahead of Sunday’s Premier League meeting with Arsenal.
City face Arsenal in a potentially title-deciding showdown at the Etihad Stadium as they look to cut the Gunners’ lead at the top of the Premier League to three points – whilst retaining a game in hand.
Pep Guardiola‘s side mounted have severe pressure on Mikel Arteta and co after running out 3-0 winners over Chelsea last week – 24 hours on from Arsenal suffering a shock 2-1 loss at home to Bournemouth that saw City close the gap to six points.
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The ball is in Manchester City’s court to do their usual run-in hijack of Arsenal’s title charge and the Blues have the form and confidence to pull off another miraculous title race comeback to win a seventh Premier League crown under Guardiola.
Semenyo: Anything in the box, Haaland will score
Arsenal will be planning to keep Erling Haaland quiet on Sunday as the Norway international bids to wreak havoc among the north Londoners’ backline in arguably Manchester City’s most important game of the campaign.
In a recent sit appearance on the All Out Football podcast, Semenyo waxed lyrical of Haaland and detailed the threat posed by his partner in crime in Manchester City’s frontline.
“He’s a big problem,” said Semenyo on Haaland. “It’s not just one person marking him, it’s like three. The space for everyone else is fantastic.
“But he causes so many problems. He’s tall, fast, can finish. (He’s) essentially the complete striker. Anything in the box, he’ll score.”
Can Semenyo and Haaland down Arsenal on Sunday?
Manchester City boast one of the most feared frontlines in world football and whilst they remain at a nascent stage of their transition under director of football Hugo Viana, the trio of Haaland, Semenyo and Jeremy Doku can win any game of football.
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City are in a rich vein of form and have won three on the spin against Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final, Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-final and Chelsea in the Premier League in the last three weeks – either side of the recent international break.
Semenyo has amassed 11 direct goal contributions in his first 19 appearances in all competitions in Manchester City colours since joining from Bournemouth in January.
Haaland has not necessarily been firing on all cylinders in 2026 – by his own incredible standards – but the 25-year-old only needs half an inch of space to make the difference and that is exactly the kind of margin that could decide Sunday’s title decider.
