Pep Guardiola orchestrated this FA Cup semi-final wearing a bespoke hoodie emblazoned with “P” on his chest to commemorate 10 years at Manchester City.
After 200 consecutive days at the top of the Premier League, Arsenal have been knocked down to second and will hope history is not about to repeat itself.
Manchester City have their “free soul” and as this Premier League title race tightens, as the pressure might become inhibiting, Rayan Cherki might be the liberating difference.