Manchester City have the chance to cut Arsenal’s lead at the top of the Premier League down to five points when they face Tottenham on Thursday night - in a fixture which pits two great managerial rivals against each other.
City are still very much in the title race, with their season only reaching its halfway point upon the conclusion of the Spurs game at the Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola is aiming to win his fifth Premier League title in seven seasons – but it hasn’t always gone his way.
Guardiola had plenty of work to do upon his arrival at City in the summer of 2016, and they failed to win a trophy in his first season. By April 2017, the idea of marking his first campaign with the title was fading from view. The final nail in the coffin came at Stamford Bridge, against Antonio Conte’s Chelsea.
