0
Welcome to Pep in April – the serial title avenger with Arsenal in his sights | Barney Ronay
April 12, 2026
Football | The Guardian
Manchester City’s unbeaten April record in the past four years bodes well for their end-of-season pursuit for glory“I have a particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. I may stumble a little in the autumn. I may get a little caustic with a TV camera crew or sarcastically applaud a referee. But I will pursue you. I will hunt you down.
I will, in all likelihood, narrowly pip you to the line in an agonising title chase.”Welcome to Pep in April, the franchise. In which a furiously intense, bald, skinny man becomes a serial springtime league title avenger. At the finish of what was by the end a celebratory, one-hand-on-the-wheel 3-0 win at Stamford Bridge, Manchester City’s record in April in the past four years reads: played 23, won 19, drawn four across all competitions. Continue reading...
Football | The Guardian
Coverage and analysis from United Kingdom. All insights are generated by our AI narrative analysis engine.