Premier League title race: Why wrestling the crown away from Arsenal could be Pep Guardiola’s ...

COMMENT There have been exceptional seasons in the reign of Pep Guardiola at Manchester City. There have been trebles, centurions, record-breaking winning streaks and campaigns that felt wrapped up by Easter. But if City reel in Arsenal and lift the 2025/26 Premier League trophy, it may just be the most impressive domestic triumph of them all. Not the prettiest. Not the most dominant. But perhaps the most meaningful. For the first time in a while, this does not feel like City defending a throne so much as trying to reclaim it from a rival who genuinely believes it belongs to them. Arsenal are not plucky upstarts anymore. Under Mikel Arteta, they have matured from hopeful contenders into...