Man City beat Burnley 1-0 last night. They're level with Arsenal on 70 points and top on goal difference.

City won at Turf Moor last night. One goal, three points, first place. Both sides have played 33 games. Both have five left. City are top on goal difference alone.

The form tells the story. City's last three: beat Chelsea 3-0 at Stamford Bridge, beat Arsenal 2-1 at the Etihad, beat Burnley last night. Three wins. Nine points. Arsenal's last three: beat Everton 2-0 in March, then lost to Bournemouth, then lost to City.

Next game: Arsenal host Newcastle on Saturday. Win and the believers keep believing. Drop points and the questions about Arteta get louder. There are already links to Alonso. The summer is not far.

If you were watching from a front room in Peckham or a flat in Lewisham last night, City going top felt like something. The Nigerian fan base in the UK is real, it's loud, and last night it got to go to bed happy.

Some things run on a different clock. This is one of them.