Just mooching around thinking about the fixtures this season - and how badly Arsenal have had it so far. Then I noticed that Manchester City have this run in February.
Why is this interesting? Well, the assumption from the bookies was that Manchester City were almost a dead cert to avoid the Champions League playoffs by qualifying in the top 8. That would have meant no Champions League games in February, while Arsenal (second seed) would have to slog it out in the Premier League with mostly three games a week.