Wayne Rooney tells Arsenal they will have to 'play dirty' in order to beat Man City

Wayne Rooney tells Arsenal they will have to 'play dirty' in order to beat Man City Arsenal know that defeat away at Manchester City next weekend will blow the Premier League title race wide open and Wayne Rooney has had his say on the big matchCommentsSportDaniel Marsh Senior Sports Reporter09:49, 13 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesWayne Rooney thinks Manchester City have the edge over Arsenal ahead of their meeting on Sunday(Image: BBC/The Wayne Rooney Show)Wayne Rooney has urged Arsenal to "play dirty" in their seismic title decider at Manchester City on Sunday after claiming that Pep Guardiola and Co will have the mental edge over their rivals.‌The Premier League's top two will meet in a mouthwatering encounter at The Etihad on Sunday, with City knowing that victory would cut the gap between them and Arsenal to just three points ahead of their game in hand on the Gunners. Momentum is with them, too, after they swatted Chelsea aside on Sunday, barely 24 hours after Arsenal were stunned on their own patch by Bournemouth.‌Mikel Arteta has guided Arsenal to three successive second place finishes in the Premier League, twice missing out on the title to City.‌But with concerns over their ability to see the job through growing in the wake of their sizeable lead at the Premier League summit evaporating, Rooney says City have the psychological edge going into the weekend.READ MORE: Rio Ferdinand sends Arsenal chilling warning ahead of Man City clashREAD MORE: Luton boss Jack Wilshere wins first trophy as manager with EFL Trophy final triumph"I think City will have the edge on that [psychologically], just purely the manager and players they've got. They will be able to stay a little calmer than the Arsenal players," he said on The Wayne Rooney Show."They will be worried because when you go on a run and lose a few games, you start thinking 'where's the next goal, the next win going to come from?' That negative mindset really...