A Premier League title theory suggests Arsenal could have an advantage over their Premier League title rivals during the run-in when club football resumes after the final international break of the season. Manchester City have dropped points in half the matches they've played after a midweek game.
Of City's eight games they've dropped points in this season, six have come after a match during the week. This could either be as a result of tired legs or Pep Guardiola's squad not being as deep as in previous campaigns, not helped by the sales of Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko to Arsenal last summer.
With City still competing in three competitions, after progressing to the FA Cup semi-finals and Champions League quarter-finals, they will have to contend with several more midweek outings during the hectic two-month run-in. Their task won't have been made any easier by news of Erling Haaland's groin injury which saw him withdraw from Norway's squad this week.
