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Nov 2025
28m 49s

Can Man City challenge Arsenal for the t...

THE ATHLETIC
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Pep Guardiola’s 1,000th game in management ended with Liverpool thrashed and Man City just four points off Arsenal.


Erling Haaland was among the goals, but Jeremy Doku got all the attention at the Etihad.


Can they now sustain a serious challenge for the title?


Host: Ayo Akinwolere

With: Adam Crafton and Jack Pitt-Brooke

Executive Producer: Abi Paterson

Producer: Paul Iliffe


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