{"id":329523,"date":"2026-05-05T11:54:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T06:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=329523"},"modified":"2026-05-05T11:54:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T06:24:32","slug":"pep-guardiola-sends-title-message-to-arsenal-after-man-city-draw-with-everton-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/pep-guardiola-sends-title-message-to-arsenal-after-man-city-draw-with-everton-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Pep Guardiola sends title message to Arsenal after Man City draw with Everton | 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 after Man City\u2019s draw with Everton (Picture: Sky Sports)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pep Guardiola insists Manchester City will keep fighting Arsenal for the Premier League after dropping points at Everton but admits the title is not any longer in their very own hands.<\/p>\n<p>Man City were hoping to cut back Arsenal\u2019s lead at the highest of the Premier League to 3 points once they visited the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola\u2019s side blew the title race wide open by beating Arsenal last month however the Gunners responded with wins over Newcastle United and Fulham.<\/p>\n<p>Trailing Arsenal by six points but boasting two games in hand, the title was still effectively in Manchester City\u2019s hands but that required an away win at Everton on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>City led through Jeremy Doku\u2019s sensible strike on the stroke of half-time but Everton mounted a shocking comeback, going 3-1 up through a Thierno Barry brace and a Jake O\u2019Brien header.<\/p>\n<p>It was then Man City\u2019s turn to provide an excellent comeback, with the visitors scoring two late goals through Erling Haaland and Doku to avoid defeat.<\/p>\n<p>The three-3 draw means Arsenal boast a five-point lead at the highest of the Premier League ahead of their final three league games against West Ham, Burnley and Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274015697.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28238701\" alt=\"FBL-ENG-PR-EVERTON-MANCHESTER CITY\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Jeremy Doku scored twice in an exciting 3-3 draw (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Assessing the title race after Manchester City\u2019s draw at Everton, Guardiola said: \u2018We take the purpose and until it\u2019s over, we\u2019re going to proceed.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s higher than a loss. We played to win. It just shows what the team are. We tried and we have now done it. It\u2019s not in our hands. Before it was in our hands. Now, no.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We&#8217;ve to do it in our 4 games that we have now within the\u00a0Premier League. It&#8217;s going to be quite similar against Brentford. We&#8217;ll see what happens.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274025859.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28238727\" alt=\"Everton v Manchester City - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Everton dented Man City\u2019s title hopes (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Discussing the sport more generally, Guardiola said: \u2018Everton away is at all times difficult and I give credit to them for his or her composure and aggression.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Second half, they made a step up. We didn\u2019t have as much control and we gave away the goal. After that they arrive back and make a correct English game, so aggressive within the duels.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But on the whole we made a extremely good performance. It\u2019s demanding because they play so well defensively, with 10 players there and the fast transitions.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Man City hero Doku added: \u2018It feels painful now. There remains to be plenty of games to go.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We lost two points today. We&#8217;ll carry on fighting \u2013 we owe it to ourselves and to our fans.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City will look to spice up their fading title hopes on Saturday once they welcome in-form Brentford to the Etihad Stadium.<\/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: \u2018Outstanding\u2019 \u2013 Thierry Henry urges Mikel Arteta to start out Arsenal star against Atletico Madrid<\/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: Mikel Arteta confirms double injury boost ahead of Arsenal vs Atletico Madrid<\/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: Morgan Gibbs-White injury update after Nottingham Forest star forced off against Chelsea<\/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 after Man City\u2019s draw with Everton (Picture: Sky Sports) Pep Guardiola insists Manchester City will keep fighting Arsenal for the Premier League after dropping points at Everton but admits the title is not any longer in their very own hands. 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