Pep Guardiola exchanged a handshake and a brief hug with Mikel Arteta at the end of Manchester City’s defeat by Arsenal on Sunday. But if Guardiola managed to keep things cordial — or business-like at least — his players looked thoroughly, and unusually, rattled.
Kyle Walker, who had had a superb game at right back, and Erling Haaland, who was largely anonymous in the 1-0 reverse, became embroiled in a pointing and shoving match with Arsenal set-piece coach, Nicolas Jover, who used to be part of the City set-up.