Overview
- Bernardo Silva put City ahead before Konstantinos Mavropanos levelled from a corner with West Ham’s only shot.
- The result leaves City nine points behind Arsenal with a game in hand, with a home clash against the leaders still to come.
- Serving a touchline ban, Guardiola watched from the stands and later softened his pre-match claim that dropped points would end the race.
- He lamented a lack of cutting edge after 24 shots, noting a recurring failure in the final third and 10 points squandered from winning positions.
- Haaland has three goals in his past 12 league games, with a potential late groin issue noted, as focus shifts to the Real Madrid second leg.