Having put pen on paper on a contract extension with the club before the turn of the year to extend his stay at the Etihad Stadium until the summer of 2025, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola quaintly confessed a contract “is just a piece of paper,” less than six weeks after extending his deal.<\/p>\n
The Catalan coach\u2019s contract extension was penned in November barely a few short months after the Blues\u2019 dramatic comeback on the final day of the season\u00a0handed his team a consecutive Premier League.<\/p>\n
The challenge now is to triumph for a third year in a row, although this would be easier said than done as a seemingly indomitable Arsenal are currently sitting seven points clear of the reigning champions after the weekend’s fixtures. Guardiola\u2019s side unfortunately fell short at home to a resilient Everton\u00a0on Saturday afternoon, after having initally surged ahead via Erling Haaland only for Demarai Gray to salvage a point for the visitors.<\/p>\n
Arsenal however were sure of their footing when they travelled to Brighton later on that same day, storming ahead inside two minutes with a convincing victory to extend their leadership at the summit.<\/p>\n