After the debacle over losing at Newcastle and despite Liverpool dropping points at home to Leicester, it was vital that City hit the winning trail over the weekend, when once again they were to play their fixture ahead of Shamfield’s finest.
In the circumstances and taking into account the way City generally play, Huddersfield might have been the opponent of selection, but failing that the Ashburton Grove Bottling Factory itself, the Grass-Munchers of the Emirates, would have been second.
The Gooners haven’t found the formula for mastering City since 2015 and it wasn’t going to happen today.