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Pep Guardiola mentioned the Premier League title race nonetheless had an extended solution to go after Manchester Metropolis’s 3-1 victory at longtime leaders Arsenal
Pep Guardiola performed down the importance of Manchester Metropolis going high of the Premier League after his aspect’s 3-1 victory at long-time leaders Arsenal on Wednesday.
Metropolis produced a commanding second-half show at The Emirates to file an eleventh successive league win over the Gunners and leapfrog them on purpose distinction.
Each side have 51 factors however Arsenal, chasing a primary title since 2004, have a sport in hand.
The win will make Metropolis favourites to assert a fifth title in six seasons below Guardiola, however the Spaniard mentioned the race nonetheless had an extended solution to run.
“They’ve performed one sport much less so I think about they’re high of the league,” Guardiola instructed reporters. “There are nonetheless many video games to play, the Champions League is coming the Europa League is coming. Many, many difficulties for everybody.
“However what’s vital is the truth that we may have come right here a couple of weeks in the past perhaps about eight or 9 factors behind. Dropping right here it might have been virtually over.
“However now due to the very fact they dropped factors, we got here right here for the prospect to be shut, we received the sport, we’re there.”
Metropolis nonetheless need to play Arsenal at house on the finish of April, which is when Guardiola believes the race will come to the boil.
“This league might be determined for the final eight or 10 video games. There are 15 to go. Many video games and tiring for the gamers.”
Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta was left to rue particular person errors that contributed to a defeat that might show pricey.
Takehiro Tomiyasu’s poor again move allowed Kevin de Bruyne to place Metropolis forward and an error by Gabriel enabled Metropolis to regain the lead by Jack Grealish earlier than Erling Haaland’s twenty sixth league purpose of the season sealed the factors.
“It was an unbelievable battle between two groups and once we had them we gave them the objectives. However, we had three large probabilities and we didn’t put them away,” mentioned Arteta, previously Guardiola’s assistant.
“I’ve extra perception than I had earlier than the sport, with the efficiency and the extent the workforce put in in opposition to Metropolis. They wished to play a distinct sport than the one we performed and with the group now we have we will do it,” he added.
“They nonetheless have it (perception they will win the title), I can sense it. They really feel they will do it.”
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