#PLStories – #JamieCarragher provides insight to #PepGuardiola strategy to beat Arsenal #MCFC #ArsenalFC

Jamie Carragher has explained how Manchester City got the better of Arsenal on Saturday evening. Pep Guardiola got one over on his former apprentice Mikel Arteta as City defeated the Gunners 1-0 thanks to Raheem Sterling's first-half effort. But the win took something special from Guardiola, who is, of course, renowned for his tactical genius. According to former Liverpool defender turned Sky Sports pundit Carragher, City decided to play a number of different formations against Arsenal, ensuring the Gunners were in a constant battle to keep them contained. "I thought it was fascinating watching," said Carragher on Monday Night Football. Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will auto-play soon8Cancel "I don't think it was a great game in terms of chances and goals like we have seen in other games, but only Pep Guardiola knows how his team was set up and what he was trying to do. "But what I would say is that he was up against Mikel Arteta, who knows him inside out, Arteta obviously won the FA Cup semi-final, and we obviously know Pep doesn't do the conventional. "I was fascinated and didn't really know what was going on in terms of positions. "I looked at the game again this morning and tried to work it out, and City actually played different formation based on whether had the ball, if they were without the ball or based on where they were on the pitch." Sign up to our Arsenal newsletter for Gunners updates By signing up for our Arsenal newsletter, you will receive a once-daily email, focused around goings-on at Emirates Stadium. You won't miss a thing when it comes to the Gunners - you'll get all you need to know directly into your inbox. We'll also send out special newsletters with any big breaking news too. How do you sign up? It's easy and only takes seconds. Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article - or any article on the Arsenal section of football.london in fact - labelled 'Get the biggest daily stories by email' and click 'Subscribe'. And that's it, you're all set. If you decide later that you no longer wish to receive the emails, simply follow the unsubscribe link in one of the newsletters - but we don't think you'll want to. For more details, click here. Revealing what he found following some in-depth illustrations on the studio touch screen, Carragher added: "It's a 3-3-4, going from a 4-4-2 to 3-3-4 and that was the difference. "They were not going to let them get out, and that's why he went with a front four - you never see that with Pep - this team always play out from the back, and we're going to push in, maybe leave ourselves exposed and I'm going to back my defenders." The defeat leaves Arsenal in fifth with nine points from five games, while Man City are up into 11th and within two points of the Gunners with a game in-hand.