Ok, this is how things stand at the moment – Arsenal are two points clear of Manchester City at the top of the table. But there’s a pretty simple catch there, and it says that the reigning champions have two games in hand. This leads us to the conclusion that City, even with two draws out of those two games, or one victory or one loss, would leapfrog the Gunners at the summit.It was all about control in the City of PainStill, Mikel Arteta believes the race is not over, or at least that’s the statement he wanted to share with the media so his players would receive another dose of optimism ahead of the final few fixtures of the season. “There is still everything to play for, and we are still there,” said Arteta talking to Talksport.PLAYER RATINGS De Bruyne’s masterclass, Haaland’s lousy xG and stealth OdegaardWhen asked how damaging a defeat is to their title hopes, he replied: “What we have to do is be very clever now, it’s damaging today, and tomorrow we have to move on.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7208831##Arteta added: “Nothing is easy. To be where we’re at against this team for nine-and-a-half months, believe me, there is nothing easy. But we have to do it, like we’ve done it for nine-and-a-half months.”
