Ruben Dias says “there isn’t any working away from Arsenal” and is assured Manchester Metropolis will elevate their efficiency ranges when the Gunners go to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
Though Metropolis have blazed a path via their opening 4 Premier League video games this season, successful every of them, they struggled to interrupt down a resolute Inter Milan defence final evening with their Champions League opener ending in a goalless draw.
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Subsequent up is a conflict with an Arsenal aspect which have been Metropolis’s closest challengers within the Premier League over the previous two seasons in one other powerful take a look at for Pep Guardiola’s males.
However Dias says they are going to be prepared for the problem.
He informed The Impartial: “There’s no working away from them, hiding from them, if you wish to be one of the best as a workforce on this league.
“We’re not hiding from nothing. We would like them to come back and we need to be one of the best.
“The season has simply began. I’d say we’re nonetheless removed from our greatest. We had been superb [against Inter] however we’re nonetheless progressing in high quality of play, in mentality, all the pieces.
“We had been very pleased with the efficiency. We had been stable each attacking and defending and it was very minor, the distinction between successful or not.
“It’s one other studying [curve]. We’ve lots to enhance and we glance ahead for what’s coming.”
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Dias pleased with some extent
Metropolis struggled to interrupt down Simone Inzaghi’s well-drilled aspect and it was the guests who had the higher possibilities with Matteo Darmian losing their greatest, bizarrely making an attempt a backheel when he was clear via on objective.
Ultimately, Dias was pleased with some extent from a rematch of the 2023 last received by Metropolis.
“It’s one [point] gained,” he stated. “We at all times need three however the workforce carried out nicely.
“Similar to within the last in Istanbul, they’re nonetheless a really robust aspect and have loads of high quality.
“For us, these are the video games that make us be higher and stronger.”
