'I could not expect to be a lot of points in front after winning back to back, it's almost impossible.'Īll the same, Guardiola is not buying into talk of City momentum. 'We are in the position I would have dreamed at the beginning of the season.

The last weeks have helped us, for the results of Arsenal but especially for the victories we have done. Guardiola added: 'We have to make the last rush, the last effort. 'There are still 15 games left, a lot of games, but we want to arrive at the last eight, 10 games, being there, close, top or close to the top of the league.'

'We were aware we had to put the shoes on again and try to be close to the top of the league, and now we are there, we are close,' Guardiola said. The gap to Arsenal reached eight points at one stage, but it has been clawed back, with the Gunners suffering a dip in form.Ĭity have the scent of a third successive Premier League title and a fifth in six seasons. He later pointed to City's mindset in Premier League campaigns and their view that nothing is won early in the season. 'Arsenal still have one game in hand, so nothing has changed much,' Guardiola said initially at Friday's press conference ahead of the weekend trip to Nottingham Forest. Manchester United could yet have a big say in the destiny of the title, being just five points adrift, but City and Arsenal are the frontrunners for now, locked on 51 points. He insists Arsenal remain firmly in the hunt but would have settled for this situation, being confident his City team can apply a kick finish and leave their rivals scrapping over second place. It remains a nip-and-tuck title race, but Guardiola is more than happy with City's standing within that battle for silverware after they nudged into top spot with victory at Arsenal. Pep Guardiola claims Manchester City are in the position he 'dreamed' of at the beginning of the season as he urged Kevin De Bruyne and Jack Grealish to keep them top of the Premier League.

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