Pep Guardiola has delivered one of the strongest endorsements of Arsenal's rise this season, openly admitting that Mikel Arteta's side currently set the standard in world football.
Speaking ahead of Manchester City's league clash with Wolves, the City manager reflected on Arsenal's consistency and intensity across competitions, comments that arrive during a difficult spell for his own side following their shock European defeat in Norway , as previously reported by SoftFootball .
Guardiola's praise, as shared by Fabrizio Romano on his official X account , also comes in the context of City's recent domestic struggles, including a painful loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford earlier this month, another result that exposed their fragility.
