Edgy, thrilling, unpredictable. Occasionally antagonistic. Manchester City presented daylight between themselves and Arsenal by the end but at times during an absorbing game, this felt like the night a new and modern Premier League rivalry took another big step forward.
Arsenal had been top of the table virtually all season prior to this night. Still, though, we wondered. Real deal or merely a team running hot? Here, at an utterly absorbed and invested Emirates Stadium, they came up short. But this was a contest not to settle an argument or even a title race.