{"id":30472,"date":"2026-04-17T08:42:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/antoine-semenyo-warns-arsenal-ahead-of-premier-league-title-showdown-soccer-sports\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T08:42:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:42:37","slug":"antoine-semenyo-warns-arsenal-ahead-of-premier-league-title-showdown-soccer-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/antoine-semenyo-warns-arsenal-ahead-of-premier-league-title-showdown-soccer-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Antoine Semenyo warns Arsenal ahead of Premier League title showdown | Soccer | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Manchester City forward Antoine Semenyo has abandoned his bid for Arsenal ahead of Sunday&#8217;s crucial title showdown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Josep Guardiola&#8217;s side have reduced the gap in the Premier League summit to just six points. They also have a game in hand, meaning City&#8217;s championship aspirations are firmly back in their hands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve been in good form in the last few games, probably playing the best football we&#8217;ve played in the second half of the season,&#8221; he told Sky Bet&#8217;s In the Mixer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;So I think it&#8217;s a good time to play them. Where they were down, we came back up, so it&#8217;s going to be interesting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Semenyo, 26, has played a pivotal role in keeping City&#8217;s title challenge alive since joining from Bournemouth for \u00a364m in January. The Ghana international made 19 appearances for his new team, scoring eight goals and providing three assists, including key contributions against Tottenham, Leeds and Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>And he insists the team feels fully prepared for the most important game of the season, even if he tries to downplay its importance. \u201cHonestly, we were excited,\u201d Semenyo added. &#8220;I feel like I&#8217;m ready for Sunday&#8217;s game. It&#8217;s going to be an important game. Maybe to decide the title? I don&#8217;t know.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cBut it\u2019s going to be a tough game, don\u2019t get me wrong, they obviously lost to Bournemouth but they\u2019re still top of the table.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re still chasing them, so we have to respect them in that sense.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/2194890\/Antoine-Semenyo-Arsenal-Man-City\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City forward Antoine Semenyo has abandoned his bid for Arsenal ahead of Sunday&#8217;s crucial title showdown. Josep Guardiola&#8217;s side have reduced the gap in the Premier League summit to just six points. 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