Watching Manchester City these days, one thing swiftly becomes clear: Pep Guardiola's men like nothing more than to have possession of the ball. It may be stating the obvious -- and statistics certainly point to this week after week -- but it draws interesting historical parallels nonetheless.
After a tough week beating Italy's finest in Naples, City came back to earth to the bread and butter of the Premier League. And not just any run-of-the-mill match against mid-table cannon fodder, either. Here were Arsenal, City's arch nemesis of the last 40 years, the club that could not be beaten in London for over 35 years, the club that City could not get the better of home or away for 16 years at the end of the century.