Pep Guardiola slipped happily out of London under cover of a technical hitch. At last, for him and Manchester City there was a break in the schedule and he was not about to hang around so Arsenal could fix their Zoom enabling him to answer more questions.
Guardiola had done his post-match television duties and his comments came washed with relief, satisfaction and pride at his team’s fightback and Rodri’s stoppage-time winner.
‘Now we have time to rest,’ said the City boss. ‘We had no energy... incredibly tired. They were better.