“It may have lacked the fizzing energy of title battles of previous seasons, but nobody from Arsenal seemed to care. A first league victory over Manchester City since 2015 felt like a statement of intent from a side that had been humbled twice last season, particularly as it inflicted a second consecutive defeat on Pep Guardiola’s side in a competition they have made their own in recent years. …”
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