Pep Guardiola insists he would favor Manchester City to be in Arsenal’s position within the Premier League table.
City maintained the pressure on Arsenal with a 3-0 win at home to Fulham this week before Mikel Arteta’s side were held to a 1-1 draw by Brentford.
The stalemate still leaves Arsenal at the highest of the Premier League but their lead is now just 4 points.
Arteta’s men have registered just two wins of their last six Premier League games and doubts have been raised over whether the Gunners can last the pace.
Guardiola is adamant that Arsenal should ‘not be relaxed’ but believes Arteta and his team still have the advantage.
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‘I would favor to be within the position Arsenal are in than our position,’ Guardiola said.
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‘If I could be within the position with 4 points in front of second, with 12 games left, I’d not be relaxed. Imagine being 4 points behind, I’m less relaxed.
‘I’d still prefer to be within the position Arsenal are in than we’re.’
When asked concerning the title race after Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Brentford on Thursday night, Arteta said: ‘I understand [the gap could be bigger], but that’s ‘if, if, if’.
‘If we’d lost at Newcastle, we’d have been eight points behind Liverpool in October. So, ‘if, if’, there are loads of ‘ifs’ over 10 months on this competition. You possibly can only concentrate on what you might have to do, and take a look at to try this in one of the best possible way.’
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