We avoided defeat at the Etihad Stadium for the first time since 2016, holding the champions to a goalless draw on Easter Sunday, and Mikel Arteta believes there are plenty of positives to take from the performance.
For the second time this season we kept a clean sheet against Manchester City, and in fact restricted them to just two shots on target across 180 minutes of Premier League action.
“It was a really tough, really close match against a team that is unbelievable,” Arteta said afterwards. “I think the boys competed really, really well. We were really disciplined and patient with when we had to be.