Man City vs Arsenal: Leah Williamson reveals title rivalry in England camp | OneFootball

England captain Leah Williamson has assured fans the Lionesses will be watching Manchester City vs Arsenal men in the Premier League this evening.

Sarina Wiegman's side are currently in camp preparing for the start of the Arnold Clark Cup, which gets underway this Thursday.

While the focus is firmly on England retaining their title, there is still room for some in-house banter ahead of the men's domestic match tonight.

What did Leah Williamson say?

During the latest Lionesses press conference, Williamson was asked whether the Man City and Arsenal women's players would be watching the Premier League title clash, and if some teasing would be exchanged.

GiveMeSport VIDEO OF THE DAY

Play Video

As a lifelong Arsenal fan and one of the women's team's key players, this is certainly a time for the defender to be enjoying.

The men's team are still running strong in the 2022/23 title race, as they currently lead reigning champions City by three points with a game in-hand.

Regardless of the result at the end of the campaign, this is the closest Arsenal have been to the title since they finished second in 2016.

Because of this, Williamson is delighted that her team are no longer the brunt of any footballing jokes.

"It's normally everybody giving me stick but this year the tables seem to have turned a little bit," the skipper laughed."Hopefully it'll be a good one but I'm sure we'll all watch together and there will be a little bit of banter floating around."

You can watch the clip here.

There are seven Man City players in the Lionesses camp right now — if the men can bag a win, there will undoubtedly be a huge roar of celebration from their female counterparts.

How are Arsenal performing?

Tonight's match against City could put one hand on the trophy for Arsenal if they take all three points at the Etihad.

However, a win for City would see them leapfrog their rivals into first place.

The league leaders have only lost two games this season, with the most recent coming as a shock result against relegation candidates Everton just two weeks ago.

But despite being top of the table, the odds are not in Arsenal's favour based on the history between these two sides.

The last time the Gunners picked up a point against Man City in the league was back in 2017, and they were also dumped out of the FA Cup last month at the hands of Pep Guardiola's side.