While the Gunners and Cityzens are fierce competitors on the pitch, there are personnel linkages between the two teams, as well as many close friendships.
Mikel Arteta and Pep Guardiola are good friends, and Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Kyle Walker, Phil Foden, and Jack Grealish are all pals from their time playing for England.
Naturally, Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko were colleagues at Man City before moving on to Arsenal. Bernardo Silva was questioned about these two former teammates while he was speaking on ESPN’s TikTok website.
When asked to choose between Jesus and Zinchenko, Silva replies that he truly couldn’t select between the two players because he likes them both and considers them to be close friends.
Bernardo Silva adores Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus.
The midfield player discussed the two stars of Man City.
“Is it Oleksandr Zinchenko or Gabriel Jesus?” Someone asked Silva.
“Oh my god, I can’t answer that; I love them both and they’re both my friends,” Silva exclaimed.
Allies to adversaries
Although Silva claims that Zinchenko and Jesus are close friends, there’s no denying that they are fierce competitors on the pitch.
You can’t have pals in a title fight, even though they might get together off the pitch.
While these players may get together and mingle at the conclusion of the season, there will now be a good deal of animosity between City and Arsenal since they both want to win the same thing.
This rivalry is currently particularly interesting because of the connections between the players from City and Arsenal.
