Manchester United and Leicester City topped the Premier League's Team of the Week on day 23 after an impressive display and winning streak to claim all three points. Man United beat Leeds United 2-0 after Weghorst's injury-time goal was disallowed while Leicester City beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 at the King Power Stadium. Brentford won two places after drawing with Arsenal 1-1 while Fulham, Liverpool and Man City each won one place.
The strongest EPL 3-4-3 team of the week includes:
Goalie
Manchester United scorer David De Gea took the No 1 spot after keeping a clean sheet and making brilliant saves in his record 400th Premier League appearance.
Defense
The strongest defence includes Brentford star Pinnock, Leicester City defender Souttar and Man United star Luke Shaw. midfielder
Man City star Ilkay Gundogan leads the midfield alongside Liverpool star Bajcetic, Leicester City star James Maddison and Fulham star Willian.
Forwards
Man United striker Marcus Rashford leads the attack alongside Leicester City star Kelechi Iheanacho and Brentford star Ivan Toney.
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Pep Guardiola warns Arsenal that Man City are "close" to proving why they're champions
Manchester City could take the top spot of the Premier League table if they beat Arsenal on Wednesday night, which would take Pep Guardiola's men towards a third consecutive league title.
Pep Guardiola says Manchester City are ready to prove why they are champions in Wednesday's title match against Arsenal.
There may still be a third of the season left to play after Wednesday night's first-team clash, but that could largely determine the title's fate. Leaders Arsenal have dropped five points in their last two games, the first sign of the woes of leader Mikel Arteta, who has sat at the top of the Premier League table for most of the season.
Against this backdrop, Guardiola says his players have regained focus in time to overhaul the Gunners to win a third consecutive title and assert their status as the top team. country.
"They are more focused, all of them," said Guardiola. "When we talk, sometimes you see absent-minded faces, but I feel like everyone is more focused.
"When you see people focused or engaged as we speak and with what we have to do, that doesn't guarantee success. But there's a rhythm, a feeling that we're trying to do it all. I'm comfortable with what I'm looking at.
Much has been made of City's supposed demise this season, as they have not run away with the title as in previous seasons under Guardiola. But Guardiola says there is something wrong with City and claims they are only being scrutinized for perceived weaknesses due to Arsenal's impressive title track record. ( Image:
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"I'd say the mentality is there," said Guardiola. “We finished second in the group, in the FA Cup, again in the Champions League. We didn't go down very much.
"The difference is because we had a team that scored 50 points in the first leg. When that happens, take your hat off and try to learn how to catch up. I don't feel like everything is a mess. We are very close and sometimes we do very well.
“It is quite similar to the seasons before we won. I remember, when we called, the next season was the worst. It's impossible to win two tournaments and be perfect every day. "But I have to be there to let them know that we have to come back, otherwise the opponents will get better and have a big dream to win something that hasn't happened in a long time.
“Arsenal has an incredible history, bigger than us in terms of titles. But not recently. They have something special that we don't, because we won it recently.
“You have to find another trick, other ways to find the fire as a team and as an individual, to tell yourself you can still do it. If we didn't have that, we wouldn't be second. We will be far, far away. But we are still here.
Guardiola thinks Man City will face a backlash from Arsenal, after Arteta's side lost to Everton and could not draw Brentford at home, to help Man City return to the title race.
MANCHESTER, UK - JANUARY 27:
Manchester City manager Josep 'Pep' Guardiola and Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta guide their players during the Emirates FA Cup fourth round match between Manchester City and Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium on the 27th. January 2023 in Manchester, England.
Aggressive duo Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta seem to point to the 'exit'
"They will be very dangerous," said Guardiola. "When you drop points and you're not used to dropping points, next game you have something special. Looking at Arsenal's last two games, I don't feel that way."
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