Ruben Dias says “there isn’t a 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 by way of their opening 4 Premier League video games this season, profitable every of them, they struggled to interrupt down a resolute Inter Milan defence final night time with their Champions League opener ending in a goalless draw.
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Subsequent up is a conflict with an Arsenal facet which were 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 instructed 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 return and we wish to be one of the best.
“The season has simply began. I’d say we’re nonetheless removed from our greatest. We have been excellent [against Inter] however we’re nonetheless progressing in high quality of play, in mentality, all the pieces.
“We have been very proud of the efficiency. We have been strong each attacking and defending and it was very minor, the distinction between profitable or not.
“It’s one other studying [curve]. We now have loads to enhance and we glance ahead for what’s coming.”
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Dias proud of a degree
Metropolis struggled to interrupt down Simone Inzaghi’s well-drilled facet and it was the guests who had the higher possibilities with Matteo Darmian losing their greatest, bizarrely attempting a backheel when he was clear by way of on aim.
In the long run, Dias was proud of a degree from a rematch of the 2023 remaining received by Metropolis.
“It’s one [point] gained,” he mentioned. “We all the time need three however the workforce carried out effectively.
“Similar to within the remaining in Istanbul, they’re nonetheless a really robust facet and have quite a lot of high quality.
“For us, these are the video games that make us be higher and stronger.”
