Mahrez: Arsenal is currently the best team in the Premier League, and we will strive for the FA Cup trophy

January 27, Manchester City will soon play against Arsenal in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Earlier, Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez talked about the game in an interview.

Mahrez won the FA Cup with Manchester City in the 2018-2019 season. He expressed his hope to win the FA Cup again: “This is a very important trophy, a very good trophy. In England, this is a historically important trophy.
Trophy. We won the FA Cup once, this is the trophy we want to win more, we will go for it. I think it is important to win this game. Against a team that is currently at the top of the league, this
It’s a challenge. They’re the best team in England at the moment. They’re going to challenge us, so let’s see how they play.”

“I think Arsenal are really good and we’re used to this kind of competition. Because, every season, we have a team that pushes us forward in the league. It was Liverpool four or five years ago, Arsenal this year.
Na. We’re going to compete for sure, Arsenal are doing well now but we’ll see how far it takes us. At the moment, Arsenal are at the top but there’s a lot of games left to play
.”

Talking about his state after the World Cup (14 appearances, 650 minutes, 6 goals and 3 assists), Mahrez continued: “I encountered some problems before the World Cup, so I didn’t perform very well? In big clubs and
Big teams, teams don’t wait for you. If you’re not ready, someone else will come out and play well. During the World Cup holidays, when everyone is watching the World Cup, I train hard. So, when
When I came back, I was really in shape, alive and feeling good. I was contributing to the team, helping the team, so I had to keep going.”

The FA Cup match between Manchester City and Arsenal will start at 4 am on January 28.

(Lin Yuan)