Man City could wrap the Premier League title up at the worst time for Manchester United

Who would have seen this coming?

Way back in February when Manchester City had just lost at home to Tottenham and conspired to draw with Nottingham Forest, it looked as though their spluttering season would never get going. Even before a gruelling World Cup drained the energy out of so many players, Pep Guardiola's side were struggling to find the ruthless consistency they've become synonymous with in recent years.

City, usually capable of going 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 even well over 20 games unbeaten hadn't yet won more than three Premier League games in a row or even more than four matches in all competitions in succession. With the Blues unable to find any rhythm and Arsenal facing down every adversity to go eight points clear at the top of the table, it was hard to see the title remaining in Manchester.

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Then Guardiola worked his magic. He tinkered with the side, settling on John Stones to be his new Beckenbauer and suddenly everything started to change. City kept their control but suddenly were so much more purposeful with it. Erling Haaland started to be brought into play and began to hit the back of the net at an astonishing rate once more. Jack Grealish had been the one player to remain at a high level after the World Cup but found an even higher echelon as those around him returned to their best.

The City juggernaut began rolling once again and this time it was truly unstoppable. Since the defeat to Spurs on February 5, City have gone 23 games unbeaten and drawn just four times, with three of them coming in the away legs of Champions League knock-out ties. It has been a remarkable turnaround.

It would be hard to say Arsenal haven't