Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City’s Premier League title challenge will be «over» if they fail to beat resurgent West Ham United on Saturday.
City could kick off at the London Stadium with a ten-point deficit to leaders Arsenal if the Gunners beat Everton earlier in the day.
Guardiola’s side have a game in hand against Arsenal and home advantage when the teams meet next month.
But they must bounce back from the disappointment of a 3-0 UEFA Champions League defeat to Real Madrid on Wednesday, meaning their chances of progressing to the quarter-finals are slim.
“The league was the most difficult title,” Guardiola said on Friday. Lihat juga psf2. “So the Premier League, I think, is always the toughest and yet we are there knowing that if we drop points it will be over.”
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The City boss has won six Premier League titles in his previous nine seasons in England.
But his team were well off the pace last season, finishing 13 points behind champions Liverpool in third place.
«Now it’s a pleasure to be here. Last season we couldn’t experience that at this stage, so that’s nice,» Guardiola said.
«When I got to the last ten games, I always said that every team plays for something: for relegation, for the Europa League, for the Conference League, for the Champions League, to become champions. So it’s normal. Now it’s not second chances.»
West Ham remain in the relegation zone but have lost just two of their past 11 games in all competitions to move to within one point of safety and reach the FA Cup quarter-finals.
Published on March 13, 2026
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