It's up to Man United to delay City coronation

After City's win over Arsenal, the pressure was on United. They delivered, but can they keep pace?

Manchester United's Daniel James celebrates scoring their side's second goal of the game.

It was the day when some people suggested the title could be decided, even with three months to go, and although Manchester United put that suggestion to rest, you suspect there is a glass ceiling above them in the Premier League despite moving up to second with a win over Newcastle.

Three points for Manchester City at Arsenal earlier in the afternoon, their 18th consecutive win in a quite remarkable run, heaped pressure on United to try and follow suit if they wanted to stay in contention, and the response was good even if the performance in a 3-1 victory was mixed. But there remains a world of difference between Manchester’s two top-flight giants who now sit alongside each other at the top of the table, 10 points apart.