Pep Guardiola sends warning to Man City players after Arsenal slip-up
Manchester City will look to capitalise on Arsenal’s slip-up when they face Chelsea on Sunday
Pep Guardiola has issued a stark warning to his Manchester City squad, declaring that next weekend’s clash with Arsenal will be rendered irrelevant if they fail to secure victory against Chelsea this Sunday. The Premier League title race has swung back into City's favour following leaders Arsenal's unexpected defeat to Bournemouth on Saturday. While Mikel Arteta's side still maintain a nine-point advantage, City now have two games in hand and the opportunity to directly impact Arsenal's points tally, offering a clear path to draw level.
However, the first of these additional fixtures is a challenging trip to Stamford Bridge, a test Guardiola insists his team must pass. "Talking about Arsenal, if you don’t win at Stamford Bridge – that’s not an easy place to go – maybe we don’t need to make the press conference before Arsenal because it’ll be over," the City manager stated emphatically. "Everybody knows it.
You know it, I know it, the players know it, everybody knows it. England knows it. " Arsenal were beaten by Bournemouth on Saturday (PA Wire) With eight games remaining in their campaign, Guardiola believes nothing less than a perfect run-in will suffice to claim the crown.
He stressed: "So, there’s how many games left? You have to win all of them, all. Not one draw, no.