Red and Blue are two distinctive colours, 💙❤ but this can not said of two London clubs, of which one is in flying form at the moment as the other struggle to find its rhythm for the past decades.
Mikel Arteta 's struggling Arsenal take on the high flying Thomas Tuchel 's Chelsea Football Club on Sunday evening, 4:30pm WAT, in London. The age long rivalry of who owns London will be rebirth at the Emirates stadium 🏟 in the London Derby.
Arsenal have had a frustrating transfer window so far, only being able to get a £50m Ben White deal over the line. To add more salt to already soured transfer market, Brendfort returned to life in Premier League after 75 years absence, saw them trashed the Gunners in the opening weekend of the 2021/2022 season, leaving Mikel Arteta with a mouth full of frustration to chew.
If they are to better the eight place finish last season, Mikel Arteta's men must pick themselves up with a win over the European champions at the Emirate.
At the other hand, Thomas Tuchel seems to be enjoying the career of his life after frustrating spells at Borussia Dortmund and PSG - Paris Saint-Germain respectively. His high flying Chelsea side wrapped up the 2020/2021 season by beating the odd to the European crown (UEFA Champions League) in Porto.
To start up the new season, the blues have pulled every strings in the right direction. A shot out win over Villareal in Windsor Park in Belfast to lift the UEFA Super Cup, a resounding 3 - 0 win over Crystal Palace Football Club on the opening weekend of the league season, to the recent confirmation of their former want-away, striker, Romelu Lukaku as their new number 9, Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea is certainly a title contender this season, going by the afore.
While it will be wrong to write off Mikel Arteta's men with the 2 - 0 defeat to Brenfort going into Sunday's mouthwatering contest, the London derby will be seen Arteta's preparedness to fight for a top four finish this season.
Though Thomas Tuchel will be going into Sunday encounter as the favourite but the pressure to deliver will certainly be there especially with the addition of Romelu Lukaku into the ranks.
By 4:30pm - WAT on Sunday, 22nd August 2021, watch out for every tackle, whistle and the roaring of the fans at the Emirates stadium 🏟 as Arsenal take on Chelsea in a London Derby.
Football is back!
~ Patrick Ekong ©️
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