Manchester City's visit to Arsenal gave some crystal-clear answers regarding both teams' current situations. City are "also rans" this season, even if they've had a recent mini-revival.
Pep's tactics were incredibly frustrating to watch, but goodness knows how Erling Haaland feels. Starved of any meaningful service, they finally gave him something to attack in the 55th minute and he devoured it. Apart from that moment, the continuous, almost monotonous slow and deliberate build-ups, that demands no risk to possession, must drive the Norwegian wild.
They may have had 10% more possession and played nearly 100 more passes than the home side but that isn't the most important thing.