Guardiola gets the better of Arteta
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/ | AFP via Getty Images It’d be a while. A while since Manchester City have beaten Arsenal, and held Arsenal at arms length. The last time was in April 2023, when Manchester City didn’t get out of first gear to beat Arsenal 4-1, with Erling Haaland running through Arsenal.
That summer, Mikel Arteta reacted: Arsenal bought Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, and Jurrien Timber and became a more physically dominant team, a trait that has continued for the following two seasons. Arsenal are now a very physically strong team, that are defensively strong and powerful on set pieces. Arsenal haven’t actually lost to Manchester City since April 2023: having only played City in the league and Community Shield, it’s two wins and four draws, one win for Arsenal being a complete walloping and the rest of the games being close encounters.
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