Guardiola pleased with academy as O’Reilly double gives Man City win, turns heat on Arsenal

Manchester City tightened the Premier League race as academy product Nico O’Reilly’s brace powered a vital win, with Pep Guardiola praising the club’s youth pathway. Even Erling Haaland’s willingness to track back underlined City’s edge in urgency and togetherness. The result turns up the pressure on Arsenal ahead of their tricky north London trip to Tottenham.