Premier League title decider? The beef with Manchester City that shows Arsenal are being taken seriously
Duel: Pep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City and Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal lead their teams out prior to The FA Community Shield. Photo: Getty
Until recently, the trials and tribulations of Arsenal were of little significance to Manchester City. Pep Guardiola and his players had bigger things to worry about than the long-term rebuild taking place in north London, and matches between the two sides were often laughably one-sided.
From Guardiola’s appointment in 2016 until the start of last season, City played Arsenal 12 times in the league. Guardiola won 11 of those meetings, by an astonishing aggregate score of 30-6. Arsenal were simply not a concern, and they certainly were not a danger to City’s pursuit of Premier League and Champions League glory.
