Manchester City have already started kicking for home in the title race... there are echoes of last season when Pep Guardiola's team won 15 matches in a row, and their relentlessness intensifies pressure on rivals

Pep Guardiola slipped happily out of London under cover of a technical hitch. At last, for him and Manchester City there was a break in the schedule and he was not about to hang around so Arsenal could fix their Zoom enabling him to answer more questions. Guardiola had done his post-match television duties and his comments came washed with relief, satisfaction and pride at his team's fightback and Rodri's stoppage-time winner. 'Now we have time to rest,' said the City boss. 'We had no energy... incredibly tired. They were better.'Read less