It's no secret that Manchester City's midfield was crucial to their Premier League title win last season, but a 2-0 victory over Chelsea in last weekend's Community Shield showed that actually, Pep Guardiola's engine room isn't as dependent on the sheer talent of David Silva and Kevin De Bruyne as we may think. Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden were almost equally as imperious against the Blues at Wembley, and it seems to be the setup as much as the personnel – with two roaming No.8s ahead of an energetic anchor man – that causes City's opponents so many problems. So, with Arsenal kicking off their Premier League campaign by hosting the reigning champions this Sunday, we look at...
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