Premier League title race will be ‘over’ if Man City loses to Arsenal, says Guardiola

For Pep Guardiola, it’s cut and dried.

“Obviously if we lose, yes it’s over,” the Manchester City manager said about Sunday’s Premier League title showdown with Arsenal.

Sitting six points behind Arsenal with a game in hand, Guardiola acknowledged there were no more second chances for his players.

Reflecting on a title race when City has been the chaser, Guardiola said he felt after a seven-day span in early January when his team drew with Sunderland, Chelsea and Brighton in consecutive games that City had “missed the chance” to catch Arsenal.

He felt similar at the start of March when City drew back-to-back games with relegation contenders Nottingham Forest and West Ham.

“We said, ’Uh, it’s run away (from us),” Guardiola said Friday. “But it’s never over until it’s over, and we are still here.”

That’s as much to do with some fragility within Arsenal’s squad as City’s own improving