Pep Guardiola spoke to media following Manchester City's 1-0 loss to Arsenal at the Emirates, where a late deflected strike from Gabriel Martinelli was the difference between the two sides.
There could hardly be a bigger match to end this run of Premier League fixtures than Manchester City vs Arsenal, and the result could be profound.There’s only eight matches on the board heading into the October international break, and plenty of time for City to recover, but there’s every indication the fight will be tougher this time around.
Needing such a close margin of victory may suggest the match could have gone either way, but there were plenty of takeaways that showed that wasn’t the case.Arsenal reduced Erling Haaland to zero shots, and City an even more miserly four. Thankfully for the Spaniard, his countryman is back next time out against Brighton, and has an injury record to admire, never playing fewer than 46 games a season in his senior career.
One moment in particular showcased the problem when a ball forward saw Saliba leave the striker on his backside for a one-on-one, and later frustration was shown. Although Raya looked more assured in the second half, Arsenal fans will wonder if Aaron Ramsdale will get a run in the starting XI as a result of Raya's uncertain keeping, but Arteta's post-match comments firmly suggest the on-loan Brentford star is still the main man."The way he controlled the ball, how dominant he was and how high he played. I love players with courage and David certainly has big ones.
"What's City's cause this year? They've achieved utopia, they can't do any more. When you've fought so long and hard to win a Champions League like they have and won the treble and repeated what Man Utd have done, there's got to be that little bit of a sigh of relief."I remember my most difficult season for United was the season after the treble. We did win the league but the other teams weren't very good that season.
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