Overview
- Pep Guardiola joked that if Mikel Arteta wins the title it would be credited to spending, arguing other clubs’ transfer outlays face less scrutiny than Manchester City’s.
- Reuters reports Arsenal spent more than £250m this close season, with arrivals including Eberechi Eze, Viktor Gyokeres and Martín Zubimendi.
- Manchester City’s spend was about £150m in the summer after a £180m January, while champions Liverpool went past £400m with nine-figure fees for Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak.
- Guardiola praised Arsenal’s window-by-window improvement, citing last season’s Champions League semi-final run and calling them “the most solid team.”
- He said Rodri has returned but his workload is being judged day to day ahead of Sunday’s match at the Emirates Stadium.