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George Flood

Arsenal handed title boost as Pep Guardiola reveals extent of Man City injury crisis

Problems: Pep Guardiola has seen his defensive options at Manchester City depleted - (Getty Images)

Arsenal have been handed a new boost in the Premier League title race after Pep Guardiola revealed the extent of Manchester City’s worsening defensive injury crisis.

Sunday’s late 1-1 draw with then managerless Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium proved costly for second-place City in more ways than one, as they suffered two key new injuries in addition to only trimming the title deficit to six points after 20 matches.

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