City is always dominant save for spells here and there, but I do want to give credit where it's due. Excluding yesterday's game, Liverpool have outscored their opponents 12-3 in the last 4 games. Half of which was done while their best player was playing in the African Cup. Until DeBruyne's return, Liverpool were clearly the best team in the league for a solid month (even when Arsenal was at the top of the table but losing their grasp). From my perspective, after a hot start, a lot of Arsenal's games were won by the skin of their teeth in a way that doesn't instill faith that there wouldn't be a repeat of last year.
As an Arsenal fan, I think we're great at possession and fluid ball movement to test for weaknesses, but in terms of threatening offenses, it's often painfully non-existent. I feel like we have Martinelli/Saka on the wings to beat defenders with pace/skill but then the end result is often lacking after the pass/cross. That's why we're bottom 5 in terms of
shots on target in the league. It's the downside of a
running back attacking forwards by committee approach. Even watching Dario Nunez repeatedly take +20 yard cracks @ goal over the last few games w/ Salah in Africa seemed like something that is lacking in Arsenal's attack.