Seven lost leads: why Manchester City’s one glaring stat could hand Arsenal the title
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola (right) and Nico O'Reilly after match at Hill Dickinson Stadium. (Peter Byrne/PA Wire)Marc Guehi looked glum as he headed for the Manchester City bus outside Hill Dickinson Stadium. Understandably, too. His ability to pick the right pass had helped him settle smoothly into the City defence. Until he picked the wrong pass, supplied Thierno Barry with a goal and a 3-3 draw that has altered the title race.This had seemed a sequel to 2014 and 2023, a night when City chalked up crucial wins at Everton in the run-in. Instead, there were flashbacks to a couple of other games, which, indirectly, led to City becoming champions.
