Playing four days after an energy-sapping 4-2 win at Napoli in the Champions League, City wasn’t as fluent as usual but still swept past Arsenal at Etihad Stadium to make another statement heading into the international break. “It will be difficult this season,” Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said, when asked if City could be stopped. “It shows how strong we are in our mind.”Guardiola said it was his players’ mental strength that got them past Arsenal, with City showing signs of fatigue in the second half. City already has three wins over the supposed “Big Six” in the Premier League this season, having already beaten Liverpool and Chelsea. In the whole of last season, City managed two (away to Manchester United and home to Arsenal).

Source: National Post November 05, 2017 16:07 UTC