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The Biggest Game of the Season for Arsenal and Manchester City. Haaland: It's a Final

Manchester City's Norwegian striker Erling Haaland has likened Sunday's home blockbuster against Arsenal to a "final" in the Premier League title race. City will host the league leaders, trailing them by six points but with a game in hand.
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Manchester City enters this clash in superior form. Pep Guardiola's squad recently dispatched Chelsea 3-0 in the Premier League and secured a dominant 4-0 victory over Liverpool to advance to the FA Cup semi-finals. Their March Carabao Cup final triumph over the Gunners also bodes well for their confidence.

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Arsenal, on the other hand, suffered an FA Cup exit to Southampton and a home league defeat against Bournemouth. However, they found redemption mid-week by progressing to the Champions League semi-finals.

Sunday's showdown between the league's top two teams will offer significant insight into which side possesses the greater staying power as the season draws to a close. Haaland relishes such high-stakes encounters. “As a top-level footballer, you want to be part of exactly these kinds of matches. We all know how important the result can be. It's like a final, similar to the Chelsea game and, in fact, all the remaining league matches. But this will probably be the biggest one yet,” Haaland was quoted as saying by DPA.

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