Overview
- Manchester City sit two points behind Arsenal entering the weekend after an 11-wins-in-14 run capped by a 2-1 victory at Real Madrid.
- Ruben Dias told Sky Sports the team are in a very good place yet have a few extra gears to find and still need a lot of progress.
- Pep Guardiola said his side are far away from their peak and predicted they will be better by February following the Bernabeu win.
- Arsenal beat Wolves on Saturday, and City can maintain pressure with Sunday’s trip to Crystal Palace.
- Guardiola missed Friday’s pre-match press conference for a personal matter, with assistant Kolo Toure stepping in to praise Arsenal and stress City’s inward focus.