{"id":82299,"date":"2026-04-22T23:18:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T23:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/pep-says-man-city-can-handle-stress-of-arsenal-title-race\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T23:18:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T23:18:02","slug":"pep-says-man-city-can-handle-stress-of-arsenal-title-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/pep-says-man-city-can-handle-stress-of-arsenal-title-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Pep says Man City can &#8216;handle&#8217; stress of Arsenal title race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Pep Guardiola said he&#8217;s sure Manchester City can handle the pressure of a tight title race after a nervous night against Burnley.<\/p>\n<p>City won 1-0 at Turf Moor on Wednesday to go top of the Premier League table ahead of Arsenal on goal difference and relegate Burnley in the process.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/photo\/2026\/0319\/r1630594_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&amp;w=130&amp;h=130&amp;scale=crop&amp;location=center\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/photo\/2026\/0422\/r1647677_683x683_1-1.jpg&amp;w=130&amp;h=130&amp;scale=crop&amp;location=center\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>There were some tense moments for Guardiola&#8217;s team &#8212; particularly when goalkeeper Martin D\u00fabravka came up for a stoppage-time corner &#8212; but they got over the line.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t have a machine or something like that. How was your pressure today? How do you feel? Were you nervous or not nervous?&#8221; said Guardiola.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know, but I&#8217;m pretty sure that this, for the future, for all of them, for all of us, in this club will be good, as much you experience, as much as you&#8217;ve been there many times, you handle it better.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But in general, in the way we play it was really, really, really good. So, the commitment, the way, how many plays arrive, and we just missed a little bit that moment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It looked like City might be able to boost their goal difference when Erling Haaland opened the scoring after just five minutes.<\/p>\n<p>But they were wasteful after that and ended the night with 28 shots and an xG of 3.5 with only one goal to show for it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think we played really, really good,&#8221; said Guardiola. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t see all the images and the chances that we had, but I had a feeling that we had a lot.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And just for many of these types of games, we score the second on the third, for the chances that we create, we deserve it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal has the chance to restore their lead in the Premier League this weekend against Newcastle, while City take part in the FA Cup semifinals against Southampton.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pep Guardiola said he&#8217;s sure Manchester City can handle the pressure of a tight title race after a nervous night against Burnley. City won 1-0 at Turf Moor on Wednesday to go top of the Premier League table ahead of Arsenal on goal difference and relegate Burnley in the process. 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