Manchester City 2 Arsenal 1: Pep Guardiola downs Arsene Wenger without playing a striker but who got star man?

MANCHESTER CITY dragged themselves right back into the title race with a crucial win at home to Arsenal.

After going behind early, Pep Guardiola's side produced a dominant second half performance to claim all three points.

Leroy Sane excelled as the home side played without a striker, and Raheem Sterling's snapshot won the game after he found a gap at Petr Cech's near post.

Like the Arsenal goalkeeper, Mesut Ozil will not be a contender for star man after infuriating Gunners fans by walking around aimlessly in the second half.

So which player did get those extra Dream Team points?

PLAYER RATINGS

Manchester City: Bravo 5, Zabaleta 5 (Sagna 46, 6), Otamendi 7, Kolarov 6, Clichy 7, Fernando 6, Sane 7 (Navas 76, 6), Toure 7, Silva 7, De Bruyne 8 (Iheanacho 84, 6), Sterling 8

Subs not used: Caballero, Garcia, Nolito, Stones

Booked: De Bruyne, Fernando, Silva, Toure

Goals: Sane 47', Sterling 71'

Arsenal: Cech 6, Bellerin 6, Gabriel 6, Koscielny 6, Monreal 7, Coquelin 6 (Giroud 75, 6), Xhaka 6, Walcott 6, Ozil 5, Iwobi 6 (Oxlade-Chamberlain 65, 5/Elneny 78, 5), Sánchez 7

Subs not used: Gibbs, Holding, Ospina, Perez

Booked: Gabriel, Elneny

Goals: Walcott 5'

STAR MAN: Kevin de Bruyne (Man City)