Nathan Ake let slip how Man City would set up vs Arsenal a few days ago, Mikel Arteta didn’t notice

Pep Guardiola seemingly took Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta by surprise as he set his Manchester City side up to defend deep at the Emirates Stadium.

Declan Rice admitted Manchester City’s tactics were surprising as they changed their defensive shape to a 5-4-1 setup in the second half, saying: “And seeing the end, they changed to a back five, went to five, which I’ve never seen them do, and they’re obviously trying to hang on, so obviously to get them with draw at the end was good for…