Pep Guardiola might have claimed before Manchester City’s draw with West Ham on Saturday that any more dropped points would mean the title race with Arsenal is over, but he insists he is not ready to give up just yet. “We have five or six players in the box to score a goal,” Guardiola explained. “We are not asking players to make an action to dribble past seven players and scoring a goal. But going two years without a Premier League title, having previously won six in seven years prior to last season, would be a stark indication that this City side is not what they were. And whether this new-look squad can ever get to the levels of previous City sides is still very much uncertain.

Source: Irish Examiner March 16, 2026 01:52 UTC