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Pep Guardiola ramps up pressure on Mikel Arteta with 'easy' remark ahead of Man City vs Arsenal

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Published 12:54 31 Mar 2024 GMT+1

Pep Guardiola ramps up pressure on Mikel Arteta with 'easy' remark ahead of Man City vs Arsenal

Man City vs Arsenal takes place on Sunday afternoon.

Ryan Smart

Ryan Smart

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola aimed a dig at Arsenal and manager Mikel Arteta ahead of their Premier League title race clash on Sunday.

The two sides face off on Sunday knowing that a win for either team will see them top the Premier League title if Liverpool fail to beat Brighton at Anfield this afternoon.

Arsenal are currently top of the table going into the day's proceedings, although are only ahead of Liverpool on goal difference. City, meanwhile, are a point further back.

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The result, therefore, could prove to be pivotal in deciding who wins this season's Premier League title.

City are looking to win their fourth consecutive Premier League title, while Liverpool are aiming to lift their first crown since 2020 in Jurgen Klopp's final season in charge.

Arsenal, meanwhile, haven't won the Premier League since the Invincibles season of 2003/04 - meaning they will end a 20-year wait if they succeed in securing the title this time around.

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And Guardiola has aimed a slight dig at the Gunners by claiming that fact actually gives them a small advantage in the title race.

He explained: "To fight for one title that you haven't won for many years is, 'Wow, it's easy'.

"But now for many, many years still being there [competing] is, 'Wow'. The benchmark for the new generations in this club, for what we have done is really, really good.

"The quality Liverpool have, Arsenal too, to win, I don't know how many games in a row, score a lot of goals, the quality they play so I don't think so [that they drop many points].

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"I know my team, when it's close to the end they do everything. They [Arsenal and Liverpool] will do too. So that's why Sunday is the final, absolutely.

"Of course it is important what we have done before, but I didn't expect to arrive where we are now [in contention].

"But after more than 20 years, Arsenal haven't won the Premier League, so they will have something to prove. And that's normal.

"When Liverpool won the title after many years, that gives you something special."

Featured Image Credit: Getty / Sky Sports

Topics: Pep Guardiola, Mikel Arteta, Arsenal, Manchester City, Football, Liverpool

Ryan Smart
Ryan Smart

Live in constant hope of the top flight as a Preston North End fan. Written in the past for SPORF, GiveMeSport and more.

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