Man City drew 3-3 with Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Monday. They are now five points behind Arsenal with a game in hand. Guardiola said it is no longer in their hands. He is right.

Jeremy Doku scored in the first half to put City ahead, then Everton scored three times in thirteen minutes to take a lead that looked decisive. Thierry Barry scored twice. Jake O'Brien headed the third. City looked like a side that had forgotten how to defend under pressure.

Haaland pulled one back. Then Doku hit a 97th-minute curler to make it 3-3. A dramatic point. It still wasn't enough.

Arsenal are five points clear with four games remaining. City have a game in hand. But Guardiola has already said the title is out of their hands. They need to win every remaining game and hope Arsenal drop points. Arsenal are top of the Premier League. They host West Ham this weekend. They are also potentially ninety minutes from the Champions League final.

The moment people will remember from Monday is not the equaliser. It is thirteen minutes in the second half. The best team in England over the past decade stood on a Premier League pitch and let a newly promoted club score three times in a row.

That is the fragility that City's season will be judged on, whether they win the title or not.

Arsenal's season will be judged tonight.