{"id":323143,"date":"2026-04-23T05:46:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T00:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=323143"},"modified":"2026-04-23T05:46:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T00:16:04","slug":"pep-guardiola-names-man-citys-only-likelihood-of-beating-arsenal-to-win-the-premier-league-title-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/pep-guardiola-names-man-citys-only-likelihood-of-beating-arsenal-to-win-the-premier-league-title-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Pep Guardiola names Man City&#8217;s &#8216;only likelihood&#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\t<\/div><figcaption>Pep Guardiola believes Man City have to be perfect for the remaining of the season (Sky Sports)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City must win all of their remaining games to be able to beat Arsenal to the Premier League title this season.<\/p>\n<p>City are back at the highest of the Premier League for the primary 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 due to their 66 goals scored, compared to the 63 scored by Mikel Arteta\u2019s men.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Now we now have the FA Cup and after that we now have five games. The one likelihood for the title is to win all of the games,\u2019 Guardiola said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It was such a demanding game on Sunday [against Arsenal]. It is just not easy after three days but within the Premier League you could have to regulate. We&#8217;re used to doing it. We competed rather well, we made a very good game but it surely\u2019s a pity the possibilities 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&#038;strip=all&#038;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 \"live\" 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 must be buoyed by City\u2019s failure to significantly extend their goal difference of their win over Burnley.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s a win for Manchester City but it surely\u2019s the very best win Arsenal could have hoped for,\u2019 Neville told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s all to play for. Arsenal have a house game against Newcastle on Saturday where they&#8217;ll reassert their three-point lead.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It didn\u2019t occur for Manchester City tonight. They are going to should play higher than that or they&#8217;ll drop points.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But Pep Guardiola knows he had to come back 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 may even play a think about the title race with City.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When you take a look at the Champions League semi-final, you\u2019d expect Arsenal, the shape they\u2019ve shown this season, to beat Newcastle and Fulham, it\u2019s what the Atletico Madrid game takes out of them. I imagine they&#8217;ll 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 standard.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018And I feel as if once we speak about Arsenal it\u2019s, \u2018oh, they\u2019ve bottled it\u2019, it\u2019s just opened the door for Man City, it\u2019s still of their hands, they&#8217;ll still do it, it\u2019s what those games within 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 most recent news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sportmetro\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/metrosportuk\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/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\"><\/use><\/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\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Chelsea make approach for Premier League manager to switch Liam Rosenior<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\"><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\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\"><\/use><\/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=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pep Guardiola believes Man City have to be perfect for the remaining of the season (Sky Sports) Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City must win all of their remaining games to be able to beat Arsenal to the Premier League title this season. 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