Pep Guardiola sends warning to Arsenal, claims three other teams can win the Premier League

Pep Guardiola has sent a warning to Arsenal, claiming that three other teams can still win the Premier League.

Arsenal and City meet on Wednesday night at the Emirates in a massive top of the table clash. After the Gunners dropped points in their last two games, defending champions City can usurp them as league leaders with a win in North London.

They've been the two outstanding sides in the league but Guardiola believes Manchester United and Newcastle, who occupy the third and fourth spots respectively, are also still in the mix.

"Yeah, they are there," Guardiola replied when asked if United and Newcastle are in the title race.

"There are a lot of points to play for.

"We don’t know what can happen in the next weeks. I always have the feeling, especially now with European competitions back and FA Cup around the corner, the last eight to ten games are going to decide the title.

"We have to try to be there in that moment and then have to make the last effort to try to achieve it."

City beat Arsenal 1-0 in a tense FA Cup fourth round clash at the Etihad Stadium and that sparked a three-game run without a win for Mikel Arteta's side, including a shock defeat to Everton and a controversial draw at home to Brentford.

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City lost 1-0 at Spurs in their last trip to North London but bounced back with a comfortable 3-1 win over Aston Villa on Sunday.

In that game Guardiola boldly opted to play Bernardo Silva as a left-back and it worked a treat, with the Portugal international excelling in the role.

However, Gary Neville reckons Nathan Ake will come back in to deal with Bukayo Saka after his strong showing in the January fixture.

"I can't think he's going to go to Arsenal on Wednesday, with [Bukayo] Saka playing on that right wing, and not play someone there," Neville said on Sky Sports.

"He's going to have to deal with it at some point during the season, but he's certainly not comfortable at this moment in time.

"He had Bernardo Silva going out there [at home to Aston Villa] and I think that does take away from the balance and the build-up.

"He's said about playing quicker through midfield and I do think they played quicker to the front at times, but I still think the fluidity they would ordinarily have isn't there yet."

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

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