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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Barney Ronay at the London Stadium

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

Jérémy Doku and Erling Haaland sit around after Manchester City's draw at West Ham
‘City’s players collapsed on to the turf at the final whistle. They weren’t beaten, but they looked it in that moment.’ Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA

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.

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