Five talking points: Guardiola-Arteta rivarly replacing that of Ferguson and Wenger

Arsenal needed to win to show they have really risen to the levels of the defending champions

NEW RIVALRY: Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta and their teams have long been touted as the modern day Premier League combatants to replace Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger. Picture: Julian Finney/Getty Images

RIVALRY 

FINALLY A RIVALRY to savour. Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta and their teams have long been touted as the modern day Premier League combatants to replace Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger. Manchester City overthrew Fergie’s Manchester United as the keepers of the throne and Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool had a good run at Pep’s men.