{"id":78825,"date":"2026-04-17T15:40:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/pep-guardiola-on-man-citys-clash-with-arsenal-if-we-lose-its-over\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:40:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:40:53","slug":"pep-guardiola-on-man-citys-clash-with-arsenal-if-we-lose-its-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/pep-guardiola-on-man-citys-clash-with-arsenal-if-we-lose-its-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Pep Guardiola on Man City&#8217;s clash with Arsenal: &#8216;If we lose, it&#8217;s over&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Pep Guardiola has said the title race will be &#8220;over&#8221; if Manchester City lose to Arsenal this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The top two in the Premier League meet at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday in what has been billed as a title decider.<\/p>\n<p>And Guardiola, whose team will kick off six points behind with a game in hand, has said that Arsenal will be champions if they win.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If we lose, it&#8217;s over,&#8221; Guardiola said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They are so strong in all departments. Duels, physicality, if you allow them to make a good process by not being aggressive, they make a good buildup.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F1220%2Fr1591888_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=570&amp;format=jpg, https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F1220%2Fr1591888_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F1220%2Fr1591888_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F1220%2Fr1591888_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Pep Guardiola says Manchester City must beat Arsenal to keep the title race alive.\u00a0<cite>Getty<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;[David] Raya is extraordinary. It&#8217;s not necessary to talk about set pieces.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s why they are who they are. Top of the Premier League all season, and that&#8217;s why I&#8217;m proud to be there and challenging them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Victory for City would move Guardiola&#8217;s team within three points of Arsenal. City could go top if they beat Burnley at Turf Moor on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>But even if Arsenal are beaten on Sunday, Guardiola insists City will not necessarily be favorites to lift the trophy because of their &#8220;terrible&#8221; fixture before the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our calendar is terrible with Everton away and Bournemouth away and Aston Villa the last one at home,&#8221; Guardiola said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Burnley and Crystal Palace and Brentford at home. Crystal Palace and Aston Villa in Europe, so there are still many things to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Erling Haaland relishing Gabriel Magalh\u00e3es &#8216;challenge&#8217; as Man City face Arsenal<br \/>&#8211; Premier League Top 50: Ranking the best players of the season with a month to go<br \/>&#8211; Weekend predictions: Can Arsenal hold off Man City? Will Atl\u00e9tico win Copa del Rey?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Guardiola has been boosted ahead of the game against Arsenal with Nico O&#8217;Reilly set to be available after recovering from a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Reilly was the hero in the Carabao Cup final, scoring both goals in the 2-0 victory against Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola, though, is expecting his former assistant to tweak his game plan to avoid a repeat of the result at Wembley.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If we play like we did for 95 minutes [as at Wembley] and they do what they did, we are going to win,&#8221; Guardiola said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But football is unpredictable. I know Mikel a little; they are going to adjust something, and we have to be prepared.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pep Guardiola has said the title race will be &#8220;over&#8221; if Manchester City lose to Arsenal this weekend. The top two in the Premier League meet at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday in what has been billed as a title decider. 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