Pep Guardiola called Saturday's 1-0 win over Arsenal an "important victory" as he admitted Manchester City are still some way short of their best. Raheem Sterling's 23rd-minute goal proved the difference between the sides as Ederson made key saves from Bukayo Saka and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the first half. Even as Sergio Aguero clocked up 65 minutes in his first appearance for four months, City – without the injured Kevin De Bruyne and Aymeric Laporte – laboured through a cagey second half, and Guardiola said his players were still getting up to speed after the disrupted and much shortened off-season. PEP 💬 It was an important victory. The clean sheet was important....
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