Pep Guardiola insisted it is too early for Manchester City to fret about Arsenal’s superb start to the Premier League and believes his team are “alive” in their pursuit of reclaiming the title despite a 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa on Sunday.

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City trail leaders Arsenal by six points after nine matches but Guardiola is relaxed about the gap. “We have to try to close [it], Arsenal have been solid for many years, this time the concern is how we can improve, better better, better and to be close,” the City manager said. “From my experience it...