Well now, when it comes to football, one man has for many years been the most noticeable, the most controversial, and occasionally the most successful blogger this country has ever produced. His pithy words and abrasive style make him as famous off the pitch as he is on it. This man is Escapini. "I love football. Football she's a cruel mistress. She's, she's more than a mistress. She's a wife, she's a mother, she's a daughter, she's an errant child. She's a… she's a… she can make you laugh, she make you cry. She can bring tears me eyes. She can bring blood to me shoulders. She can bring a kettle to the boil." "Cause football is about nothing, unless it's about something and what it is about, is football."

1 min readPublished 22 Sept 2012, 10:40

Arsenal Football Club

[video] Arsene Wenger’s Thoughts Ahead Of The City Game

Despite current scoring form in the Premier League, the last six games between these two giants has produced only six goals. Perhaps a piece of invaluable advice to those of you in the process of weighing up how you will complete your betting slips this weekend.

Manchester City are set to welcome back Sergio Aguero for the first time since he picked up an injury on the opening day of the season, although Samir Nasri will miss out against his former club with a hamstring injury. Mario Balotelli could be another to feature – subject to him buying some nicotine patches.

An ankle injury for Wojciech Szczesny means that Victor Manone will return between the sticks for the gunners. Tomas Rosicky and Bacary Sagna take up two more spots on Arsene Wenger’s sick list.

Arsenal appear to have found some decent form they have won all of their last three matches in all competitions, racking up some ten goals in the process courtesy of The Saints.