In the pubs around the stadium, in the hospitality boxes inside the Emirates, on the screens by the food and drink counters, they watched events from the Etihad unfold.
And if the commentary and analysis was audible, the Arsenal supporters would have heard the same question time and time over. “Now, how will Mikel Arteta’s side react? That was a statement performance from Manchester City, the pressure is now on Arsenal.”
Pressure? What pressure?