MATCH FACTS

Arsenal have now lost each of their last eight league games versus Manchester City – their joint-longest run of consecutive league defeats against a rival, with an eight-game run against Leeds United between 1973 and 1976.

Manchester City have equalled the record for consecutive away wins by an English top-flight team across all competitions (11), which was previously set by Pep Guardiola’s side between May and November 2017.

Arsenal have lost their last four Premier League games against City without scoring a goal. This is the first time in their history they have failed to score in four consecutive home league games.

Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 25 games across all competitions (W22 D3) – their secondlongest run without loss under Pep Guardiola, after a 28-game spell between April and December 2017.

This was City’s 15th clean sheet in the league this season – the most by a team after 25 games of a top-flight campaign since 2008-09, when both Manchester United (19) and Chelsea

(15) had as many.

Since the start of last season, no player has scored more away goals than Raheem Sterling in the Prem (20).

Indeed, Sterling’s total is twice as many as City’s second-highest away scorer in this period (Gabriel Jesus, 10).

FROM BACK PAGE just three points above the drop zone. Solskjaer admitted being without his usual coaching staff was far from ideal, but said United – who went back above Leicester on goal difference – had to follow the coronavirus protocols in place.

“We’ve got good staff elsewhere in the club,” said

Solskjaer (with Bruce, right). “Of course, it was a different preparation for the boys, but that’s the situation we’re in and we have to be ready. We did that and we have to follow protocols.”

Although United remain 10 points behind leaders Manchester City with 13 games to play, Solskjaer was in no mood to concede the title race. “I’m never going to say it’s done until it’s done,” said the United boss. “You’ve seen so many examples of teams hanging in there, you just do your own job and something might happen. We just think about our own games, it’s not like we’re going to think we’ll lose and there’s no point. We’ve loads to play for.”

Newcastle boss Bruce said he was confident Toon will stay up, despite being dragged into the battle for survival.

“I’m convinced we’ll be safe,” he said. “There are six or seven teams looking over their shoulders. We need to win a few games and get to that magical points mark – whatever it is.”