straight to your inboxPep Guardiola could not have shown less interest in the fact that his Manchester City team had hit top spot in the Premier League for the first time in nearly 18 months.The Blues beat down fierce opposition from Aston Villa to move into pole position ahead of Manchester United ’s trip to Fulham, which kicked off two hours later.And with Liverpool dominating almost from the start of last season, and City starting the current campaign a week late and in ordinary form, City’s love affair with top spot has hit a rocky spell in recent times.Guardiola was offered the chance to celebrate the fact – he has made it plain in the past that he prefers to set the pace in any title race rather than come from the pack.He was.
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