Arsenal being underdog should relieve a bit of pressure, and they should use this to boost their fighting spirit. Arsenal may have the potential to win matches and compete for the Premier League title, but their competitor is not only Manchester City, there is also Liverpool. This situation is different to their experience of last season when there were only two horses race. They will not able to feel the relief if they won against Manchester, because Liverpool will still haunt them.
Yes the match is certainly one of the deciding factors in this heated battle for the Premier League title, but it is not the only game In the category, the three clubs have each games against oppositions that wouldn’t want to face at the moment because of how dare the points will be to them. This clubs are those fighting for European competition places or those fighting for survival to not be relegated down to the championship. So the best thing for any of this clubs should focus on is to treat every single game as a final as that will be the only way to win the league tittle.