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On Sunday, English football fans are awaiting two impressive Premier League matches.
At 15.30 Lithuanian time, the league leader will host a serious threat to the main Manchester teams in London.
The ranks of "Man City" have slightly thinned - the main center-back Vincent Kompany is still suspended, and Yaya and Kolo Toure have gone to the African Cup of Nations tournament. However, "Tottenham" will also play without Emmanuel Adebayor, who is rented out specifically from today's opponent, so according to the agreement, he will not be able to take to the field.
The favorite is the club "Man City", which won the first season match in London by a score of 5-1. In addition, Roberto Mancini's players have won all 10 matches at home in the Premier League.
Meanwhile, "Tottenham" has played thrice draws in the last six matches, although they are known for their excellent form in away games - winning six matches (only less than "Man Utd" - 7).
Immediately after that - at 18.00 - footballers will take to the field in London.
All attention is focused on Thierry Henry, who briefly returned to the ranks of the "Gunners" after a long break, but the Frenchman's hopes of starting a Premier League match for the first time since 2007 were shattered by an injury.
"Arsenal" coach Arsene Wenger will also have to find a way to compensate for the losses of defender Thomas Vermaelen and attacking organizer Mikel Arteta.
Meanwhile, "Man Utd" will have Chris Smalling and Phil Jones back in the ranks, but Anderson will not appear on the field due to an injury suffered in training.
The fans of the capital club probably remember well what they will seek revenge for - in August, "Man Utd" humiliated "Arsenal" with a shameful result of 8-2. History is somewhat repeating itself, as at that time the match between them came after two consecutive losses for "Arsenal" - just as it is now.
"Man Utd", trailing by three points from the leading "Man City", understands the importance of the match very well. This importance is further increased by the fact that ahead are very difficult matches: in the FA Cup against "Liverpool" and in the league against "Stoke", London's "Chelsea" and again "Liverpool". A string of bad results could practically bury Sir Alex Ferguson's hopes of fighting for the first place.
Meanwhile, the problem for "Arsenal" is inconsistency. Failures against "Fulham" and "Swansea" must have angered Wenger considerably, as they complicated the situation in the league table. However, other teams have also stumbled, so in case of victory, the London team would reduce the gap from "Chelsea" in fourth place to two points.
The bees match will be broadcast live on "Viasat Sport Baltic".
