JUST like that, Manchester City is back on top in the Premier League and is once again the team to catch in the race for the title.
While Arsenal still has a game in hand, the champions lead the way for the first time since August and, if recent years are anything to go by, will take some stopping.
Wednesday’s 3-1 win at Emirates Stadium was a statement of title intent from Pep Guardiola’s team and inflicted a third defeat in four games on a faltering Arsenal, a run that also includes being beaten by City in the FA Cup last month.
It also tightens things up at the top of the table, with just five points separating the three leading clubs – bringing third-place Manchester United right into contention.
Arsenal travels to Aston Villa in the first Premier League game of the weekend on Saturday and has the chance to move back
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