Nerves were meant to afflict Arsenal, but Manchester City lack their nervous energy

Is it still on? Are we still fighting for this title? Do they have to go to West Ham and get something? Or perhaps this really was the day the music died, a game where Manchester City had 24 attempts at goal without looking like they seriously believed any of them would go in, always going forward, but without any real sense of edge. You might say this was a very now, very current form of Manchester City dominance. Endless charges. No clear outcome at the end. “I’m always positive,” was Pep Guardiola’s verdict at a post-match press conference where he definitely said a lot of stuff. From “these players deserve a monument to the way they played”, to more chat about how hard it is to get to...