It still feels too early,with the leaves falling from the trees and fireworks in the sky, to assume Manchester City are going to turn the Premier League into a procession and that nothing can possibly proceed unsuitable for Pep Guardiola’s freewheeling side. But it certainly seems a opportunity when they are playing this way, and the goals are flying in from every angle and the team enjoying the view from the top of the league are on course to smash just about every scoring record in history.
From their first 11 fixtures City have greedily accumulated 38 goals. Their goals-per-game ratio actually came down a touch here but,once again, it was difficult to tot up how many chances they created and, and in the process,they made it another demoralising experience for Arsène Wenger’s side. This is the first time since 1981 Arsenal have lost four of their first six absent games. The defeat leaves them sixth, 12 points from the top, and it would have been a rout had the home team been more ruthless during their periods of near-complete superiority.
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Source: guardian.co.uk