EPL TALK: Defence, not attack, is key to Man City’s rise to the top

Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates. Yahoo News SingaporeSuccessful tactical rethink by Pep Guardiola fuels City surgeStealthily, without much fanfare, Manchester City have climbed to the top of the table and opened up a healthy lead. And while a 1-0 win over Sheffield United on Saturday doesn’t seem too impressive on its own, it is City’s eighth straight league win amid a gruelling stretch of the season. This is title-winning form.

A key figure in City’s defensive excellence has been new signing Ruben Dias, who has slotted into central defence seamlessly and formed a solid partnership with John Stones – who had previously struggled with other defensive partners such as Aymeric Laporte. Even though they are still in second spot in the league, doubts have resurfaced about their title credentials. The goalless draw with a depleted Arsenal meant that United have yet to beat any of their “Big Six” rivals this season. In fact, they scored just once – in that embarrassing 1-6 hammering by Tottenham – and recorded 0-0 stalemates against Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and now Arsenal.

Nonetheless, Man United are proving to be resilient and hard to beat as they reach the second half of the season, and it should serve them well against the non-title contenders. If they could just be more cavalier when they face the top sides, they could very well topple Man City at the top of the table.Two home games in a week could get Man United back to winning ways, although Southampton and Everton would be no pushovers.

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