The scoreline may have ended the same, but what Arsenal produced against Manchester City yesterday evening was a marked improvement on the apathetically passive performance that left Gunners fans fuming after Sunday's Carabao Cup final. It probably didn't feel that way as the combination of bitter winter weather and bitter feeling towards the club resulted in a noticeably sparse crowd at the Emirates Stadium, much of which dispersed before the end of the game and the rest of which stayed to jeer Arsene Wenger and his team upon the final whistle. But compared to a cup final in which City didn't have to hit anything close to top gear to seal a 3-0 win and Pep Guardiola's first trophy in...
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