Former England captain Wayne Rooney says Manchester Metropolis “can have the sting” psychologically within the Premier League title race.
Leaders Arsenal, who’re 9 factors clear having performed two video games extra, journey to Etihad Stadium on Sunday (16:30 BST).
Talking on The Wayne Rooney Present, he mentioned Metropolis “know how one can win the title” and “have a supervisor who is aware of how one can do it”.
“I believe Metropolis can have the sting on that, simply purely the supervisor and gamers they have. They’ll be capable of keep slightly calmer than the Arsenal gamers,” mentioned Rooney.
“They are going to be frightened as a result of if you go on a run and lose a couple of video games, you begin pondering ‘the place’s the subsequent purpose, the subsequent win going to come back from?’ That damaging mindset actually has an affect in your efficiency.”
Manchester Metropolis beat Chelsea 3-0 on Sunday to benefit from Arsenal slipping up with a 2-1 defeat by Bournemouth on Saturday.
Rooney mentioned that whoever wins Sunday’s “title decider” in Manchester will likely be favourites to win the league.
He added that he thinks a draw will likely be a “good level” for Arsenal, who could must “play soiled”.
Rooney added Mikel Arteta’s aspect should “be robust to interrupt down, make certain there is not any gaps between the traces and attempt to hit them on the break”.
He added: “Whether or not the followers like that kind of soccer or not, they should do something to cease Metropolis successful. They should be resilient sufficient to cease Metropolis from scoring.”
