Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has hinted at which club will win the Premier League this season.
Guardiola was responding to a question about how he intends to prevent Arsenal from winning the Premier League ahead of the game against Chelsea. He stated that the Cityzens must be flawless in every game leading up to the end of the season.
We won't be able to catch them if they continue to score 100 points or more.
Manchester City are eight points behind league leaders Arsenal ahead of their trip to Stamford Bridge.
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Arsenal can reach 100 points: Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola warns his players of slipping in title race
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has warned that Arsenal will be difficult to catch in the Premier League title race and that 100 points may be required to retain their title.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes his team must be 'almost perfect' to catch Arsenal in the Premier League title race. Arsenal, managed by Guardiola's former assistant Mikel Arteta, could have moved 10 points clear of the champions but drew 0-0 at home to Newcastle United.City, who were held by Everton on New Year's Eve, can close the gap to five points if they win at Chelsea on Thursday, and Guardiola believes his team cannot afford any more slip-ups if they are to win their fifth Premier League title in six years.
"The way to close the gap is to play well and win games," Guardiola said at a news conference on Wednesday.
"It's not because (Arsenal) have an average of scoring more than 100 points so far.
"We will not be able to catch them if they continue in this manner. We have to be almost perfect from here and hope they drop their performance – they were excellent against Newcastle yesterday – and see what happens.Arsenal leads the table with 44 points from 17 games, while City has 36 points from 16 games, two fewer than at the same point last season. Most people expected Chelsea to be in the title race, but City travel to Stamford Bridge in 10th place, with Graham Potter's side.
Guardiola, on the other hand, anticipates another difficult battle. When asked about Chelsea's struggles, the Spaniard said: "It's the Premier League, everyone is tough. That's why, when it comes to predictions at the start of the season, I always say I don't know. Nobody is aware."We'll see what happens; a lot will happen after the World Cup. It doesn't matter what position you're in when you travel (to Chelsea), it's always difficult." Guardiola stated that he will make a late decision on whether defender Aymeric Laporte will be able to face Chelsea, but that central defender Ruben Dias will not be available.
"Ruben has left the building. We'll see Aymer (Laporte) at the training session today "Guardiola stated.
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