Ah, but you make a rookie's mistake: neither Arsenal nor City were in a slump, desperate for a win to get them out of it, or had a striker in a goal-drought failing to distinguish between a cow's posterior and a banjo...
Tomorrow we face the champions - who are in freefall - with a striker who is struggling for goals (some fella called Haaland) and a star player who has only managed one all season in the league (the reigning footballer of the year). Throw in Jack Grealish having a nightmare and what could possibly go wrong for a side that ALWAYS obliges the meek, the poor, and the huddled masses of world football in their hour of need?
4-0 City, Pep: "We're back".
PS Former Everton players are also prone to a goal in game's like this. Step up John Stones, if fit and available for selection.