{"id":7736,"date":"2026-04-22T23:23:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T23:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=7736"},"modified":"2026-04-22T23:23:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T23:23:15","slug":"pep-guardiola-names-man-citys-only-chance-of-beating-arsenal-to-win-the-premier-league-title-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=7736","title":{"rendered":"Pep Guardiola names Man City&#8217;s &#8216;only chance&#8217; of beating Arsenal to win the Premier League title | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Pep-Guardiola-3307.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28082033\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Pep Guardiola believes Man City must be perfect for the rest of the season (Sky Sports)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City must win all of their remaining games in order to beat Arsenal to the Premier League title this season.<\/p>\n<p>City are back at the top of the Premier League for the first time since August following a 1-0 win away to Burnley on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>City and Arsenal are level on 70 points and a goal difference of 37 but Guardiola\u2019s side are in top spot because of their 66 goals scored, in comparison to the 63 scored by Mikel Arteta\u2019s men.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Now we have the FA Cup and after that we have five games. The only chance for the title is to win all the games,\u2019 Guardiola said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It was such a demanding game on Sunday [against Arsenal]. It is not easy after three days but in the Premier League you have to adjust. We are used to doing it. We competed really well, we made a really good game but it\u2019s a pity the chances we had.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SEI_294210960-61cb.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28082106\" alt=\"Manchester City's Erling Haaland scores their side's first goal during the Premier League match at Turf Moor, Burnley. Picture date: Wednesday April 22, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Nick Potts\/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club\/league logos or &quot;live&quot; services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club\/league\/player publications.\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Erling Haaland sealed Man City\u2019s 1-0 win over Burnley on Wednesday night (PA Wire)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, Gary Neville believes Arsenal should be buoyed by City\u2019s failure to significantly extend their goal difference in their win over Burnley.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s a win for Manchester City but it\u2019s the best win Arsenal could have hoped for,\u2019 Neville told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s all to play for. Arsenal have a home game against Newcastle on Saturday where they can reassert their three-point lead.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It didn\u2019t happen for Manchester City tonight. They will have to play better than that or they will drop points.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But Pep Guardiola knows he had to come away with three points. And he\u2019s done that.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Micah Richards believes Arsenal\u2019s Champions League semi-final ties against Atletico Madrid will also play a factor in the title race with City.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If you look at the Champions League semi-final, you\u2019d expect Arsenal, the form they\u2019ve shown this season, to beat Newcastle and Fulham, it\u2019s what the Atletico Madrid game takes out of them. I believe they can beat them,\u2019 Richards said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Have they got the grit and determination to win all of those games? They\u2019ve got the quality.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018And I feel as though when we talk about Arsenal it\u2019s, \u2018oh, they\u2019ve bottled it\u2019, it\u2019s just opened the door for Man City, it\u2019s still in their hands, they can still do it, it\u2019s what those games in the Champions League take out of them because Atletico Madrid and Diego Simeone will grind them down.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><br \/>\n<strong>Facebook,\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Chelsea stance on John Terry return revealed after Liam Rosenior sacking<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Gary Neville accuses two Chelsea players of \u2018stitching up\u2019 Liam Rosenior<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Chelsea make approach for Premier League manager to replace Liam Rosenior<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/> Pep Guardiola names Man City&#8217;s &#8216;only chance&#8217; 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