Pep Guardiola insists Manchester City will proceed to drop points within the Premier League title race with Arsenal following the 2-1 win against Newcastle United on Saturday night.
Nico O’Reilly put City in front on the Etihad Stadium before Lewis Hall pulled Newcastle level. O’Reilly then found the web for the second time within the twenty seventh minute to secure the victory for Guardiola’s side.
City’s win means they at the moment are just two points behind Arsenal, who play Tottenham within the north London derby on Sunday afternoon.
Guardiola’s men have now registered three consecutive wins within the Premier League, while Arsenal have recorded just two victories of their last seven league games.
Nevertheless, Guardiola feels his City side won’t win all of their remaining 11 Premier League games.
‘Today it looks like, I don’t know what happens tomorrow, in fact now we take two more points off Aston Villa, two more points off Chelsea in qualification for the Champions League, today we’re closer for the highest of the league, that’s an incredibly good sign,’ Guardiola said after City beat Newcastle.
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‘But I promise you a lot things goes to occur. I actually have the sensation we’re not going to win all of the games, I don’t learn about Arsenal, but I actually have the sensation we’re not going to win every game.
‘That is my feeling, because come FA Cup, come Champions League, travels, final of the Carabao Cup is different because there’s a world break, but many, many games, injuries are going to come back, many things are going to occur.
‘One of the best ways is loosen up now and give attention to Leeds, then we’ll see. Ultimately it is determined by our level, how we play, higher and higher.
‘Was it an ideal game [against Newcastle]? No. Is it a great game? No. But we were a team, a team like the way in which you want to be on this stage in Champions League and in Premier League games against teams like Newcastle, that is what we’ve to do.’
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