Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola said Manchester City have the destiny of the Premier League title in their hands after a 4-0 demolition of Fulham took them to the top of the table on Saturday.
Josko Gvardiol bagged the opener and the defender struck again after Phil Foden’s goal before Julian Alvarez’s stoppage-time penalty sealed a commanding performance at Craven Cottage.
“Since they (Arsenal) lost against Aston Villa the destiny is in our hands,” Guardiola said.
“In the last game of the season against West Ham the destiny is in our hands and that is what we want. It will be difficult but we are ready for the challenge.”
City overcame an eight-point deficit in the title race last season to catch Arsenal and take the trophy.
They have also come out on top in tense title races with Liverpool during Guardiola’s dynastic reign.
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And, with City now unbeaten in 21 league games, the Spaniard saluted his players’ ability to thrive under duress.
“My players like to play with pressure, they are used to it. The players enjoy this feeling,” Guardiola said.
“This season is the same, don’t think about anything other than the next game. Focus on winning the next game and then we will see what happens. We go to London and try to win.”
Meanwhile, Arsenal will regained the top spot after a hard-fought victory over Manchester United on Sunday leaving the title race open once more between themselves and the Cityzens.
Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag believes he competed well against Arsenal.
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