Daily Mail

Pep has put Man City in a league of their own

- ALAN PARDEW

PEP GUARDIOLA is now setting the standards, just as Arsene Wenger did 20 years ago. His midfield has only one defensive player and he is taking on each fixture on the front foot. With David Silva and Kevin De Bruyne, he has old-style schemers — and then three strikers ahead of them. Yesterday, he could leave Gabriel Jesus on the bench and City still had far too much for Arsenal. We’ve seen Ajax do this, but that was in the Dutch League. Pep is doing it in the Premier League. They have 15 straight victories in all competitio­ns and they have a plus-31 goal difference, which underlines his offensive personnel and his use of them. He is setting the standard in this country and his team are a pleasure to watch. It also shows how far Arsenal are behind them now.

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