Welcome back then, Manchester City. We’ve been expecting you. Although on this performance there is still more to come, a knot of tension in City’s game seemed finally to be passing towards the end of this 3-1 defeat of Arsenal.
At a cold, still Etihad Stadium City were fretful when the game was in the balance. There is something engrossing about watching a team that plays smooth, beautifully grooved football playing smooth, beautifully grooved football badly. Not to mention something mysterious about their periods of scratchy form, the way the same group of brilliantly skilled players can suddenly lose their nip and speed and certainty.
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