Vincent Kompany has warned that "wounded" Arsenal could represent Manchester City's toughest game of the season so far, despite the sides' Carabao Cup final mismatch at the weekend.
City face the Gunners in the Premier League on Thursday just days after easing past them 3-0 at Wembley to claim the first trophy of Pep Guardiola's Etihad reign.
But after seeing Arsene Wenger's side receive heavy criticism including from Sky Sports' Gary Neville Kompany has warned his team-mates to be braced for a backlash similar to that he vividly recalls from 2016, when a League Cup final triumph over Liverpool was swiftly followed by a 3-0 defeat.
"I think the game against Arsenal will be hardest game of the season because of what's happened, so we have to be ready," Kompany said.
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"You can't take away the fact that they're a team with a lot of quality and the players are probably wounded at this moment.
Source:Skysports