'Everyone is so focused' - Pep and City back on track 

When politics and legal cases are factored out, English football was left facing one simple fact: a win on Wednesday will have seen City overcome an eight-point deficit to Arsenal in just 27 days.

PLEASED: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola.

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MANCHESTER City put their off-field legal problems behind them in predictable and defiant fashion on Sunday night - and with this victory, Pep Guardiola lifted his club to the brink of top place in the Premier League.