Guardiola and Manchester City are chasing a hat-trick and wondering what the balance is
Pep Guardiola faces the right balance in Manchester City's title ambitions, ousting Arsenal in their pursuit of a third consecutive Premier League title while maintaining their bid for the League Cup crown.
City will face a desperate Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday in what could be an important Premier League game for both teams. Guardiola's side are just onepoint behind Arsenal, but with the league less, four games to go, and the Gunners refusing to leave, the Spanish manager doesn't have the luxury of resting players. Everton are two points and one above the drop zone. The city continues with the local teamManchester United, who wonthe title in 1999, winning the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup at the same time. They have won 10 individual Premier League games and are unbeaten in 21 games in all competitions. Guardiola, one of the game'smost successful managers, maybe heading for the best season of his career.
He led City to four Premier League crowns but noChampions League glory at the club, having won the competition twice with Barcelona. City host Real Madrid, winners of five of theirlast nine Champions League matches, in a thrilling second leg of their semi-final on Wednesday after a 1-1 draw atthe start.
It is clear that City will not bow down under the pressure of chasing three trophies, saying repeatedly in recent times that their players are determined to continue to perform at the endof the season when there is so much at stake. at risk. Mikel Arteta's Arsenal host Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday, who had an impressive result,beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 6-0 before losing 5-1 to Everton. Nobody can tellwhich Brighton side will come out against Arsenal. Fifth-placed Liverpool are making a late bid for the top four in the European Champions League, falling one point behindManchester United after one more game. Jurgen Klopp's side travel to Leicester City to take on theFoxes in a tough fight to avoid relegation. They are 18th, two points behind Everton.
Newcastle and Manchester United are two points apart,with the Magpies third on 63 and United on 65, with both sides having four games to play. Ruben Selles's Southampton side are on the brink of relegation in the final.
Southampton, who are six points behind Leicester City and Leeds United and eighth of Everton in 17th, will be relegated if they drop points to Fulham at home on Saturday, which is a long-term impossibility n 'mid the bad times they chased. two controls. . Selles was appointed on February 24 following the dismissal of Nathan Jones, but the manager could not fix the sinking ship of the saints with only one victory from 12 Premier League games in charge.
Leeds and Leicester City willplay their next home games,with Leeds playing Newcastle at Elland Road on Saturday and Leicester City hosting Liverpool on Monday.
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