With the Premier League heading into its final weeks, April looks set to be the month that determines whether Arsenal or Manchester City lift the trophy.
Arsenal head into the run-in nine points clear with seven matches remaining, putting much of the destiny of their first top-flight title since 2004 in their own hands. City, however, sit second with a game in hand and the kind of late-season pedigree that has produced dramatic turnarounds before. The two sides meet at the Etihad on Sunday 19 April, a fixture that offers City a chance to apply pressure and gives the title race an extra edge. Recent seasons have shown Manchester City often thrive in April while Arsenal have occasionally stumbled.
Pep Guardiola acknowledged his team must pick up many points and admitted a lack of consistency has left them with little margin for error. He stressed they have dropped matches they should have won and insisted the only way forward is to aim for victories in every remaining game.
Statistically the two clubs mirror each other in some areas: both have drawn seven league games this season, but Arsenal have been beaten two fewer times than City. For Mikel Arteta, a league title would carry
