Never mind just the title – can anyone really stop Man City winning the double in second gear?
The IndependentSign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Not that Pep Guardiola will encourage such suggestions, but Man City could easily stroll from here on out and there’s nothing at all that Arsenal, in particular, can do about it. And yet, for all Fulham’s apparent disinterest in doing much of anything, Man City also appeared to be mostly in cruise control, spurning a handful of chances to increase their lead, most notably through Manuel Akanji’s close-range skyward effort. That was enough of a warning sign and City immediately went down the other end and scored, Bernardo Silva’s close control eventually leading to Phil Foden turning in a first-time strike.