I spotted how Pep Guardiola's mind games are shaping Man City rivals' plans

Manchester City piled the pressure back on Arsenal in the Premier League title race after a narrow victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage.

The Blues took the lead after 13 minutes as a superb one-two with Kevin De Bruyne saw Josko Gvardiol slot home a neat finish past Bernd Leno. It was not all positive in the first half though as Nathan Ake was forced off with an injury to his leg.

Just before the hour mark City added the all-important second as Phil Foden steered home a neat finish to put the result beyond doubt. Gvardiol bagged his second of the match ten minutes later when he steered Bernardo Silva's cross underneath Leno at the back stick.

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Julian Alvarez wrapped up the goals in stoppage time as he slotted home a penalty which Gvardiol rejected to take despite being on a hat-trick. MEN Sport has taken a look at some of the moments you may have missed from the victory.

As we know, football is a sport of fine margins and Pep Guardiola has mastered that craft over the years. On their last trip away from the Etihad Stadium, the Catalonian head coach insisted that the 'dry pitch' at Nottingham Forest's City Ground aided them in the pursuit of a result.

Not wishing to allow that edge on Saturday lunchtime, Fulham chose to give their pitch a good watering before kick-off to try and gain the advantage. It didn't work of course but perhaps Guardiola's comments are starting to alter how their rivals approach matches.

Very rarely do we see Premier League teams waiting in the tunnel any longer than a couple of minutes before they walk out onto the pitch. Coaches are often