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Pep Guardiola insisted helium “couldn’t attraction less” astir Arsenal’s stumble letting Manchester City backmost into the Premier League rubric race.
Guardiola’s broadside was successful information of being blown distant by Arsenal aft its inconsistent signifier near the Gunners successful rod position. But second-placed City has been handed a lifeline by Arsenal’s damaging draws against Wolves and Brentford.
The Manchester outfit is present conscionable 5 points down Arsenal with a crippled successful manus and a location lucifer against Mikel Arteta’s men to travel successful April. If City wins its remaining 12 matches, it volition beryllium crowned champion for the 5th clip successful the past six seasons.
But Guardiola is not getting carried distant by the opportunity.
Instead, helium remains focused connected Saturday’s (February 22, 2026) sojourn from Newcastle, erstwhile a triumph would adjacent the spread connected Arsenal to 2 points earlier the Gunners look Tottenham successful the North London derby connected Sunday (February 22, 2026).
“I didn’t speech astir the table, oregon our presumption oregon thing similar that. I could not attraction less,” Guardiola said connected Friday (February 20, 2026). “I didn’t speech astir that for 1 second. Just Newcastle, Newcastle, Newcastle. If you inquire maine this question with 2 oregon 3 games left, I volition person your answer. It’s 12 games left, it’s an eternity.”
Having won six titles during 10 years astatine City, Guardiola knows the last weeks of the play volition bring much twists and turns. He besides has acquisition of watching Arsenal fto important leads gaffe distant successful the 2023 and 2024 rubric races, allowing City to snatch the trophy from its grasp.
