This is one of the things that will weaken Manchester City's performance against Real Madrid and Arsenal in the Premier League and in the UEFA Champions League, respectively. Kyle Walker is a good defender, and if he is not in the Manchester City squad that will face Real Madrid and Arsenal, the Manchester City defense will be vulnerable.
Of course, losing Kyle Walker is Man City's weakness, especially since Kyle Walker has been Man City's mainstay defender in the last few seasons. This will affect Man City's performance, especially when they face Arsenal this week, this match will be crucial for both teams in the race for the EPL title.
If you look at the tight competitive situation plus the remaining schedule for the season, Arsenal must win over Man City. The reason is that Arsenal still has to face tough matches such as against Brighton, Aston Villa, Wolverhampton, Chelsea, Tottenham and Man United. So for Arsenal, beating Man City is the best opportunity to stop Man City's title fight. Because, with Man City's experience of winning in the last few seasons, it is very difficult to rely on other teams to beat them.
Brighton would be a hard but to crack there, I won't say same for Aston Villa, Wolverampton and Chelsea, because they're games Arsenal can easily tumble and get food results. Same goes with Tottenham Hotspur. Manchester United will be tough as they know too but they have to fight until the end of the season to make sure that they finish on top of Josep Pep Guardiola. Gunner's remains my favorite to win the Premier League and I can't wait to see that happening in the next few months.
No excuses would be entertained. Pep Guardiola should start or must have already seen a good replacement for Kyle Walker or should I say an alternative to play that role in that game. Mathias Nunez could do that though or Lewis.
Not just Kyle Walker John Stones, Kevin De Bruyne, Manuel Akanji and Luiz Diaz are player's reported by sky sports to be out of the game. We will see what turns out of the game.
If it is true that Kevin De Bruyne, Luiz Diaz, Manuel Akanji, Kyle Walker, and John Stones are not going to be available when they face Arsenal, then Manchester City will struggle against Arsenal. With the performance of Arsenal in the Premier League and the current injury crisis at Manchester City, Arsenal will surely walk away with three points when they play against Manchester City on Sunday.