Pep Guardiola feels some of Manchester City ’s detractors want to see the club wiped “from the face of the Earth”. City are facing the threat of a points deduction or even expulsion from the Premier League after being charged with 115 breaches of the competition’s regulations following an investigation into their financial affairs.

At the end of one of the great Premier League games, what do we have? Emphatic proof of Arsenal's defensive prowess, as if it were needed. Manchester City's indefatigability brought to life in John Stones becoming the first blue shirt in what felt like a lifetime to be second to a first ball.

We may not know for a few days what the damage of Manchester City's draw with Arsenal is. As manager Pep Guardiola pointed out, Rodri is not the type of player to leave a game early, so the fact he did suggests the injury he suffered in the opening stages of the game is serious.