State of play: Top of the Premier League table with 12 wins from 14 games and 37 points is a high manager Mikel Arteta will do very well to sustain after the World Cup break. Emphatic wins over Tottenham, Liverpool and Chelsea have been tainted by only one lone defeat – against the run of play away to Manchester United. Just Man City and Newcastle to play from their title and top-four rivals.
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