Shaun Wright-Phillips fears endless stick from dad Ian if Arsenal beat Man City to title

Former Manchester City ace Shaun Wright-Phillips revels in the family rival with Arsenal legend and dad Ian over the eye-catching title race dividing households

11:14, 01 Apr 2023

Shaun Wright-Phillips played in two stints at Manchester City

Shaun Wright-Phillips had two stints with Manchester City(Image: Getty Images)

Whilst the rivalry at the top of the Premier League table between Arsenal and Manchester City continues to intrigue, ex-City man Shaun Wright-Phillips may never live down the Gunners steaming to the title.

Son of former Arsenal hero Ian Wright, the pair have developed a rivalry within the Wright family as their two former clubs go head to head for the title.

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Shaun enjoyed two separate spells at City, first as a breakthrough gem at Maine Road, before returning in 2008 after previously swapping the North-West for London in a £21million move to Chelsea.

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Whilst his father Ian scored 185 goals in 288 appearances for the Gunners, becoming their all-time top scorer until Thierry Henry broke the record.

In an interview with Betway, Wright-Phillips revealed he still believes the Citizens will lift a third consecutive Premier League title when he was asked who’s going to win the race, Wright-Phillips said:

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“I'm hoping City because otherwise I'm not going to hear the last of it from my dad! I think as much as Arsenal are sitting where they are right now, they've still got to play Liverpool at Anfield, they've still got to play Newcastle at St James', both fantastic teams that are actually fighting for something.

Ian Wright is desperate to see his beloved Arsenal win the league(Image: Getty Images)

“They've got West Ham, who are fighting relegation. We know they have the capability to turn it on and be a thorn in Arsenal's side.

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“At the same time, City have just as tough teams to play with Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal. There's a lot of games to play, which could easily, within the space of 10 days, change the title race.

“So for me, I still think City at the moment, but you can't disrespect Arsenal and say the league isn't theirs to throw away right now.

“There’s also injuries to think about. If Saliba's not back, that's massive for them. Those little things can change the momentum.”

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Manchester City are hunting Arsenal down(Image: IKIMAGES/AFP via Getty Images)

The 36-time England international was also asked what it’s been like watching this title race unfold in the Wright family, Wright-Phillips replied:

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“It's been good! I'm like a silent assassin, unless we're sitting beside each other, whereas he's the opposite. It's nice to have a rivalry like this within the family, it makes things a lot more interesting.

“And it's good for everybody else because if Arsenal win everyone's going to see me be abused by my Dad on social media.”

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