The charitable Hector Bellerin plants 3,000 trees every time Arsenal win. This means that since January 26 this year he has planted, er, 3,000 trees.
Had he been Manchester City’s full-back he would own a veritable forest now: 54,000 trees across the last 18 games. Manchester City have won them all.
This wasn’t their finest display but it was another step towards wresting the title away from Anfield. City took the lead within two minutes and did not relinquish it. They had some decent chances – Joao Cancelo’s curled shot after 79 minutes being one – but in the main they were happy to keep Arsenal in check.