Man City’s snakebitten second halves are destroying their title challenge

Pep Guardiola’s side would be on top of the league had they not consistently struggled to hold leadsSign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereThe focus had been on Arsenal. They had not won in three Premier League games before this weekend and it was reasonable to ask how secure their position at the top of the table was. But the impact of their wobble was not that their lead was eaten into, but that they missed opportunities to extend it, because those in the chasing pack were also dropping points.In their six league games since the New Year fixtures, Arsenal have dropped seven points. But City in the same period have dropped 11, as have Aston Villa and Liverpool. Fulham have dropped 10, Everton have dropped nine, Manchester United, Brentford and Newcastle have dropped eight and Chelsea