{"id":7015,"date":"2026-04-27T10:38:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T10:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=7015"},"modified":"2026-04-27T10:38:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T10:38:50","slug":"wayne-rooney-reveals-huge-boost-for-arsenal-and-makes-new-title-prediction-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=7015","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Rooney reveals &#8216;huge&#8217; boost for Arsenal and makes new title prediction | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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If they\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0they could have fallen apart but to win that game was so big.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Man\u00a0City\u00a0have\u00a0a couple of tricky games in there and I can see them slipping up once or twice.\u00a0Man\u00a0City\u00a0have\u00a0the trickier fixtures, if you look at Arsenal\u2019s last four\u00a0games\u00a0they are\u00a0really winnable, all four of them.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The\u00a0City\u00a0ones, there\u2019s a couple you\u00a0think they\u00a0could slip up, like Everton and Bournemouth. I give the edge to Arsenal based on the fixtures.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Man City\u2019s fixtures are a little bit trickier than Arsenal\u2019s \u2013 I think Arsenal will win every game and Man City will mess up once or twice.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><br \/>\n<strong>Facebook,\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Gary Lineker names surprise team that could deny Arsenal the Premier League title<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: \u2018I\u2019m a big fan\u2019 \u2013 Paul Merson urges Chelsea to hire Premier League manager<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Chelsea told to sign \u00a347.5m Man City star on a free transfer this summer<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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