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THE BREAKDOWN: Why Pep Guardiola has abandoned Man City's obsession with possession, the stats that show how much they've changed this season and how it can make Erling Haaland even more dangerous

For so long, Pep Guardiola has defined the tactical ideas of the era, with his vision of football influencing those of his rivals. Guardiola went and the rest followed.

In Manchester City’s draw with Arsenal, however, we saw a different side to Guardiola. A very un-Pep one. It felt, if anything, as though Pep was following others’ ideals.