Kevin de Bruyne’s latest double act makes Man City the unconvincing unstoppables
On such days, Manchester City may be the unconvincing unstoppables. This was scarcely the most glorious demonstration of Pep Guardiola’s philosophy but churn or grind out four more wins and they will have a fourth consecutive Premier League title, regardless of what Arsenal do.
Weakened by injury and illness, put under pressure by , below par with their passing, City still prevailed. It may have been the result of champions. It is harder to claim it was the performance of them. But City and , one the best player on the pitch, the other a scoring substitute, and a little fortune.
