Pep Guardiola finally looks to have got his Manchester City team to full throttle at the perfect time. Since the early weeks of the season, City have spent just five days at the top the table in a campaign that Mikel Arteta's Arsenal have significantly dominated, although that control suffered a slight lapse this past weekend.
Having not won at Anfield in over a decade, the task facing Mikel Arteta and his players felt insurmountable. Yet after just 30 minutes strikes from Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus put the Gunners in complete control against Liverpool.
From an Arsenal perspective, however, Jurgen Klopp's side got back into the game at the worst possible time, with Mohamed Salah converting a free-flowing move just before half-time. After the break, the Reds threw barrages of attacks at Aaron Ramsdale's goal and eventually broke their resistance with just three minutes of the 90 to play courtesy of a Roberto Firmino header.
