The excitement is building as Arsenal and Manchester City prepare to meet in the League Cup final at Wembley on Sunday.
Arsenal and Manchester City battle it out for the first piece of major silverware of the season when they clash in the League Cup final at Wembley on Sunday.
The Gunners overcame Chelsea 4-2 on aggregate in the semi-finals, booking their 10th final appearance, while the Citizens defeated Newcastle 5-1 across two legs to reach this showpiece event for the 11th time.
We have picked out a four-leg bet builder that pays out at 6/1 in the football betting if successful.
Arsenal v Man City tips
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Both teams to score @ 4/6
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Bukayo Saka 1+ shots on target @ 4/7
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Rayan Cherki 1+ shots on target @ 8/13
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Over 9.5 corners @ 11/10
Pays 6/1
Goals on the agenda
Arsenal and City are stacked with attacking talent and it is no surprise to see the pair ranking first and second in goals scored in the Premier League, with the Gunners netting one more than the Citizens’ tally of 60.
Mikel Arteta’s side have scored at least once in 16 matches in a row and Pep Guardiola’s troops have failed to score in just one of their last 20 fixtures, which suggests there will be plenty of goalmouth action at both ends at the National Stadium.
Leg 1: Both teams to score @ 4/6
Saka can hit the target
Arsenal ace Bukayo Saka may have gone four games without a goal, but he continues to get into good shooting positions and force the goalkeepers into action.
The England international managed four shots on target in the 2-0 Champions League win over Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday, making it the sixth time in his last eight appearances in which he has had at least one effort at goal.
Leg 2: Bukayo Saka 1+ shots on target @ 4/7
Cherki to test out the goalkeeper
One of City’s best attacking talents is Rayan Cherki, who has scored nine goals and registered 10 assists since his summer arrival from French outfit Lyon.
The France international has been in and out of the starting XI of late, but he has still managed to register a shot on target in each of his last two matches, against West Ham and Real Madrid.
In what promises to be an entertaining encounter, Cherki looks capable of forcing the goalkeeper into at least one save.
Leg 3: Rayan Cherki 1+ shots on target @ 8/13
Expect a flurry of corners
An open game should bring about plenty of corners and there looks to be a strong chance of there being at least 10.
There were 18 corners in Arsenal’s win over Leverkusen, the fourth time in the Gunners’ last six matches that there have been 10 or more.
As for City, there have been over 9.5 corners in their last four matches, while there were 13 when these two met back in September at the Emirates.
Leg 4: Over 9.5 corners @ 11/10
