On this Saturday, the first and arguably the most interesting English Premier League match will take place in London - local Arsenal will host Manchester City footballers, whom they have already beaten in the "Community Shield" match.
The new Gunners acquisition Danny Welbeck should already show up on the field, as the main club striker Olivier Giroud is injured. The 23-year-old Englishman arrived at Arsenal this summer from the Manchester United team for 20 million euros.
Meanwhile, it is not clear whether the London team leader Aaron Ramsey will be able to play against City, as he twisted his ankle in the European Championship qualifying match against Andorra on Tuesday.
The good news is that Kieran Gibbs, Mikel Arteta, and Mesut Ozil have already recovered in the Arsenal ranks, and the "perpetually injured" Abou Diaby even played 90 minutes for the youth team.
In the Manchester City camp, the news is sadder. It is announced that Stevan Jovetic got injured during the training of the Montenegrin national team on Monday. Also, the City manager Manuel Pellegrini has not yet confirmed whether Fernando, injured in the match against Stoke, will be able to play on Saturday.
Despite everything, defender Pablo Zabaleta, who is currently recovering from a concussion, hopes that his team will perform better in league matches than in the battle for the Community Shield trophy.
"It was the first match of the season and we were not yet in optimal form. Now we are much stronger, and with each match, we will strive to improve our game," said the Argentinean to the club's website.
"Arsenal is a very good team, and it is always difficult at the Emirates Stadium. They have become stronger, adding a few excellent players, but we hope to bounce back from the defeat against Stoke and go for all three points," he added. "
