Kolo Toure says wide men Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka are key for Arsenal if they are to claim a result against Manchester City in Wednesday's potential Premier League title-decider.
The Gunners travel to the Etihad on the back of three draws, meaning anything but a win will put the race in City’s hands. The Blues are on for a treble this season having made the FA Cup final and Champions League semi-finals.
They welcome Arsenal having not lost in 16 matches, a run that stretches back to February 5. The first win in this run came against the table-toppers in the fourth round of the FA Cup, the hosts winning 1-0 thanks to a Nathan Ake strike.
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The defender is expected to miss this week’s contest through injury but otherwise, City have a fully fit squad. Arsenal are missing two players for the trip north, William Saliba and Granit Xhaka both out with problems in a double blow.
And so Toure, who played for both clubs, believes three points for the Gunners will be a tough task. However, he said both Saka and Martinelli - who have a combined 19 goals this season - have the capability of upsetting the apple cart.
As per Football London, Toure said: "Martinelli is in great form. What an unbelievable player. Saka. Unbelievable player.
"Both of them are unbelievable wingers and like I was saying last time, I think Man City can be open on the sides with the rotations they do in the middle. But you have to make sure you get the ball first really before you hurt them.
"That will be a big task for Arsenal. I think in the previous game they played together and they put Man City under big, big pressure.
"If they do the same and they take away a few mistakes so they don't concede goals like they did last time they played against Man City, I think they can surprise everyone and win this game."
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