JACK GAUGHAN, CRAVEN COTTAGE: There’s a temptation that this is also about Erling Haaland. It brings up a half-century of goals, rewrites history and presents a flagrant affront to the competitiveness of the Premier League. And there is time for him. But in the broader context of Manchester City’s season and this attempt at his fifth title in six years, Sunday marked an important milestone. It wasn’t the first time they had topped the league since February, and more surprisingly, it wasn’t just the 15th day of the campaign.In home support, Pep Guardiola was on the grand staircase of a cottage in one corner of the stadium. sat down, tiredly waiting to go home.The day they refused to give up their second equalizer gave West London their eighth straight victory. The day Arsenal wanted, and ultimately ended in a disappointed scowl all over town.
