Now Guardiola has granted his players freedom to improvise, it’s the Gunners’ manager who is the stickler for blueprint over instinct

Manchester City and Arsenal managers were both schooled in the expansive Barça tradition but the latter opting for caution could be his team’s undoing

Pep Guardiola has said Manchester City’s Carabao Cup final win offers them an edge, but Arsenal will be driven to end their title drought

Now Guardiola has granted his players freedom to improvise, it’s the Gunners’ manager who is the stickler for blueprint over instinct

Novel solutions, no matter how small, might decide the Premier League title. We take a closer look at how Arsenal have played recently and what this means for the run-in.