Pep Guardiola has defended Manchester City 's tactics in the 1-1 draw with Arsenal on Sunday and insisted his approach to matches has not changed significantly this season.

Guardiola was accused of abandoning his principles at the Emirates, where City had just a 33.2% share of possession and scored their goal thanks to a quick break finished off by Erling Haaland .

It's been suggested that the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss has ordered his team to play in a different way this season and "parked the bus" against Arsenal.

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But Guardiola insists his instructions remain largely the same and any change in style has

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