'By chance or choice, they have clicked' - why Man City will be champions

'By chance or choice, they have clicked' - why Man City will be championsPublished4 minutes agoCommentsManchester City's win over Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday was an absolutely thrilling game to watch and analyse - not the cautious and cagey tactical battle I thought it might be.Given they were the team who really needed to win, I expected City to be the ones to go after Arsenal from the off and that Mikel Arteta's side would have to weather the storm.That kind of happened, but the reply from Arsenal to equalise immediately took the wind out of City temporarily.Arsenal regained their poise and there was not much in it for the rest of the first half.After half-time City came out brilliantly, but the way Arsenal responded - even before they went 2-1 down - is the way a top team should.In the past the Gunners have been accused of being too pragmatic in games like this and not going for it enough, but this time they started committing more and more men forward, being braver on the ball and getting quality balls into the box.They hit the woodwork twice and were right in the game at the very end - when Kai Havertz had that late chance, he really should have scored.To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedMedia caption, Premier League highlights: Manchester City 2-1 Arsenal'Arsenal did not bottle it this time'I have heard lots of criticism of Arsenal recently - how they have bottled it in games or are falling away again when it matters - but that was certainly not the case here.It was a disappointing result for them, but when they review this game in the cold light of day they cannot be disappointed with the performance.They had a real go at City in the second half and created some really good chances.Gabriel came within the width of a post of making it 2-2 and Eberechi Eze came even closer when he hit the inside of the upright. If the ball goes across the line instead over bouncin...