Will Arteta regret not going full Arsenal?

Arsenal wanted a 0-0 at the very least. And they got one, a gruelling, draining 0-0 that felt like a slight missed opportunity. Did Arsenal miss a trick?

Manchester City's manager Pep Guardiola speaks with Arsenal's Gabriel (right) following the Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Picture date: Sunday March 31, 2024.

Perhaps in years to come those who were present at the Etihad Stadium for this extended headlock, football reimagined as a complex and lingering Sunday hangover, will say I was there when Manchester City failed to score in a home game for the first time in 58 matches.

What to say about a game that wasn’t really a game, a decider that decided very little, beyond keeping the Premier League title race still tantalisingly open? What happened here anyway?