Arsenal’s EPL title charge was made in Manchester

By JAMES ROBSON
AP Soccer Writer

If Arsenal wins the English Premier League, it will be with the help of Manchester City. The influence Pep Guardiola has had on the season’s pace-setter cannot be ignored. His former assistant Mikel Arteta has overseen a remarkable transformation of the London club since taking charge in 2019. And the summer acquisitions of Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko have contributed to a rebuild that has seen Arsenal emerge as the latest threat to City’s dominance.